Which 1929 film directed by G. W. Pabst is also known by the title Pandora’s Box?

Die Büchse der Pandora is the 1929 film directed by G. W. Pabst and known in English as Pandora’s Box.

The German silent film stars Louise Brooks as Lulu, a sexually independent woman whose relationships and choices lead to social and personal tragedy. It was directed by Georg Wilhelm Pabst and adapted from Frank Wedekind’s plays Erdgeist and Die Büchse der Pandora.

The title invokes the Pandora myth, but the film is not a literal retelling of the ancient Greek story. Instead, Pandora’s name functions as a metaphor for destructive desire, scandal, and consequences. Its expressionist-era style and Brooks’s performance later made it an important work in film history.

Metropolis, Nosferatu, and M are also major German films, but they are different productions. The original German title is the most precise answer because English-language references may use either the translated or untranslated title.