What is the title of the 1951 fantasy film starring Ava Gardner and James Mason that references Pandora’s myth?

The 1951 fantasy film starring Ava Gardner and James Mason is titled Pandora and the Flying Dutchman.

Albert Lewin wrote and directed the film, which combines a modern romantic story with the legend of the Flying Dutchman. Gardner plays Pandora Reynolds, an American living in Spain, while Mason plays Hendrik van der Zee, the mysterious sailor at the center of the legend.

The title invokes Pandora but does not retell Hesiod’s Greek myth about the jar. The film instead uses Pandora as the heroine’s name and builds a story around fatal love, reincarnation, and the supernatural curse of the Flying Dutchman.

The movie was produced in Technicolor and is remembered for its stylized imagery and unusual blend of mythic and romantic elements. Its title is sometimes shortened informally to “Pandora,” but the full canonical title includes the Flying Dutchman.