Which German director made the 1929 silent film Pandora’s Box?

G. W. Pabst directed the 1929 silent film Pandora’s Box.

The film’s German title is Die Büchse der Pandora, and it was directed by Georg Wilhelm Pabst, commonly credited as G. W. Pabst. It is a Weimar-era production adapted from Frank Wedekind’s Lulu plays. Louise Brooks plays Lulu, the central character whose relationships and downfall drive the story.

Although the film shares the Pandora name, it is not a direct screen adaptation of Hesiod’s Greek myth. Its title refers to the dangerous, destructive power associated with the Pandora image, while the plot follows Wedekind’s modern drama.

Pabst was a major German filmmaker of the silent and early sound eras. The movie is especially remembered for Brooks’s performance and for its place in film history. F. W. Murnau and Fritz Lang were also important German directors, but neither directed this film.