What was the original German title of the 1929 film Pandora’s Box?

The original German title of the 1929 film Pandora’s Box was Die Büchse der Pandora.

Georg Wilhelm Pabst directed the film, which was produced in Germany during the silent-film era. Its English title translates the German title into the familiar English phrase associated with the Greek myth. The story itself follows Lulu, played by Louise Brooks, and draws on Frank Wedekind’s plays Earth Spirit and Pandora’s Box.

The title can cause confusion because the movie is sometimes described as a mythological adaptation. It is better understood as a modern dramatic work using Pandora imagery and Wedekind’s Lulu character. The film’s plot concerns desire, social scandal, crime, and downfall rather than the events of Hesiod’s account.

Die Büchse der Pandora is also the title used in German-language references to the film. The English release title became the form most commonly encountered by international audiences and later film historians.