Which 1951 film directed by Albert Lewin stars Ava Gardner as Pandora Reynolds?

The 1951 film directed by Albert Lewin and starring Ava Gardner as Pandora Reynolds is Pandora and the Flying Dutchman. The film is a romantic fantasy drama that connects a modern woman with the legend of the Flying Dutchman.

James Mason plays Hendrik van der Zee, the cursed sailor whose story is central to the film. Although its title invokes Pandora, the movie is not a direct screen adaptation of Hesiod’s Greek account. Instead, it uses the Pandora name for its central character while combining mythic romance, supernatural punishment, and fatal love.

Albert Lewin wrote and directed the film, which was produced in Technicolor. Ava Gardner’s performance is one of the best-known screen uses of the name Pandora, but it should not be confused with Georg Wilhelm Pabst’s 1929 German film Pandora’s Box.