Albert Lewin directed and wrote the screenplay for the 1951 film Pandora and the Flying Dutchman.
The film stars Ava Gardner as Pandora Reynolds and James Mason as Hendrik van der Zee, the mysterious figure connected with the Flying Dutchman legend. Lewin combines that maritime legend with the title figure of Pandora, creating a romantic fantasy rather than a straightforward adaptation of the ancient Greek myth.
Lewin was an American film director, screenwriter, and producer whose relatively small body of work often emphasized literary, artistic, and supernatural subjects. Pandora and the Flying Dutchman was filmed in Technicolor and is remembered for its stylized imagery and unusual blend of myth, fatalism, and romance.
The 1951 title is distinct from the 1929 film Pandora’s Box, which was directed by G. W. Pabst and starred Louise Brooks.