Which 1929 German film shares its title with Pandora’s mythological container?

The 1929 German film sharing its title with the mythological container is Pandora’s Box. Directed by Georg Wilhelm Pabst, the silent film stars Louise Brooks as Lulu, a character whose destructive relationships drive the drama.

The film is based on two plays by Frank Wedekind: Earth Spirit and Pandora’s Box. Its title invokes the ancient myth as a metaphor for danger, desire, and consequences, rather than retelling Hesiod’s story directly.

Pandora’s Box is often discussed as one of Louise Brooks’s defining performances and as an important work of German silent cinema. It should not be confused with Fritz Lang’s Metropolis, the 1931 film M, or Josef von Sternberg’s The Blue Angel, all prominent German-language or German-associated films from the same broad era.