G. W. Pabst's 1929 film known in German as Die Büchse der Pandora is titled Pandora's Box in English.
The silent German film was directed by G. W. Pabst and stars Louise Brooks as Lulu. It was adapted from Frank Wedekind's plays Earth Spirit and Pandora's Box, which center on the same controversial character. The English title connects the film to the broader cultural idea that opening a forbidden or dangerous possibility can unleash lasting consequences.
Despite its title, the movie is not an adaptation of Hesiod's account of Pandora. It does not focus on the Greek gods or on a jar containing personified evils. Instead, it uses the Pandora image as a literary and symbolic reference within a modern European drama.
The film became especially influential through later restorations and revivals. It is now frequently cited among important works of late silent cinema, with Brooks's performance and the film's visual style receiving particular attention from critics and historians.