Germany produced G. W. Pabst’s silent film Pandora’s Box in 1929.
The film, titled Die Büchse der Pandora in German, was directed by Georg Wilhelm Pabst and made during the Weimar Republic. It is associated with German expressionist and late silent cinema, although its visual style and genre classification are broader than that single label.
Louise Brooks stars as Lulu, a character adapted from Frank Wedekind’s plays Erdgeist and Die Büchse der Pandora. The story is a tragic drama about Lulu’s relationships, public image, and eventual downfall.
The production is sometimes described simply as a silent film starring Brooks, which can obscure its German origin. Brooks was American, but the movie itself was produced in Germany and directed by an Austrian-born filmmaker working in German cinema.