Pandora and the Flying Dutchman was released in 1951.
The film was directed by Albert Lewin and stars Ava Gardner as Pandora Reynolds and James Mason as Hendrik van der Zee. It is a romantic fantasy set in and around the Spanish town of Esperanza, where Pandora encounters the mysterious sailor linked to the Flying Dutchman legend.
The title connects the production to Pandora as a symbol of mystery and destructive curiosity, but its narrative is not a retelling of Hesiod’s Greek myth. The plot instead centers on the supernatural curse of a sailor condemned to roam the seas until a woman willingly sacrifices herself for him.
The date is sometimes confused with the release dates of other Pandora-related works, including Pandora’s Box, the 1929 German silent film directed by Georg Wilhelm Pabst. Those are separate productions: Pabst’s film is associated with the Lulu character and stars Louise Brooks, while the 1951 film is a Gardner–Mason fantasy directed by Lewin.