Which 1951 film, directed by Albert Lewin, features the title name Pandora?

Pandora and the Flying Dutchman is the 1951 film directed by Albert Lewin that features the title name Pandora.

The film is a romantic fantasy drama starring Ava Gardner as Pandora Reynolds and James Mason as Hendrik van der Zee, the mysterious Flying Dutchman. Lewin wrote and directed the picture, which was filmed in Spain and uses the legend of the cursed Dutchman as its central supernatural framework.

Although the title recalls the Greek myth, the movie is not a straightforward adaptation of Pandora’s Box. Its story combines the Flying Dutchman legend with themes of fatal love, sacrifice, and artistic obsession. The name Pandora signals the heroine’s dangerous allure rather than reproducing Hesiod’s plot.

The film is also notable for its color cinematography and its setting around the Spanish coast. Its title is sometimes shortened informally to Pandora, but the full release title is Pandora and the Flying Dutchman, which distinguishes it from other films called Pandora’s Box.