Pandora's box [videorecording] /
Büchse der Pandora
Nero-Film, AG ; screenplay by Ladislaus Vajda ; director, George Wilhelm Pabst.
- Irvington, NY : Criterion Collection, 2006.
- 2 videodiscs (ca. 133 min.) : sd., sd., b&w. ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (95 p. : ill. ; 18 cm.)
- The Criterion collection ; 358 .
- Criterion collection (DVD videodiscs) ; 358 .
Adapted from the plays "Erdgeist" and "Die Bueschse der Pandora" by Frank Wedekind. Originally released as a motion picture in 1929.
Director of photography, Gunther Krampf ; art directors, Andrej Andrejew, Gottlieb Hesch. Director of photography, Gunther Krampf ; art directors, Andrej Andrejew, Gottlieb Hesch.
Louise Brooks, Fritz Kortner, Franz Lederer, Carl Goetz, Krafft-Raschig, Alice Roberts; Daisy d'Ora, Gustav Diessl.
Follows the downward spiral of the fiery, brash, yet innocent showgirl Lulu, whose sexual vivacity has a devastating effect on everyone with whom she comes in contact.
DVD, region 1, full screen (1.33:1) presentation; Dolby Digital 2.0 stereo., restored high-defintion transfer, dual-layer, DVD-9.
Silent film with German intertitles, optional English subtitles, and four added musical scores.