Pandora's Box

1929 film by Georg Wilhelm Pabst
Movie film Q700736
Pandora's Box
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Pandora's Box

Summary

Pandora's Box is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (973 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Pandora's Box's instance of is recorded as film[3].
  • Pandora's Box was directed by Georg Wilhelm Pabst[4].
  • Ladislaus Vajda wrote the screenplay for Pandora's Box[5].
  • Georg Wilhelm Pabst wrote the screenplay for Pandora's Box[6].
  • Pandora's Box's genre is silent film[7].
  • Pandora's Box's genre is LGBTQ-related film[8].
  • Pandora's Box's genre is drama film[9].
  • Pandora's Box's genre is crime film[10].
  • Pandora's Box's based on is recorded as Pandora's Box[11].
  • A cast member of Pandora's Box was Louise Brooks[12].
  • A cast member of Pandora's Box was Francis Lederer[13].
  • A cast member of Pandora's Box was Alice Roberts[14].
  • A cast member of Pandora's Box was Fritz Kortner[15].
  • A cast member of Pandora's Box was Carl Goetz[16].
  • A cast member of Pandora's Box was Michael von Newlinsky[17].
  • A cast member of Pandora's Box was Karl Etlinger[18].
  • A cast member of Pandora's Box was Gustav Diessl[19].
  • A cast member of Pandora's Box was Daisy D'ora[20].
  • A cast member of Pandora's Box was Sig Arno[21].
  • Pandora's Box was produced by Seymour Nebenzal[22].
  • Pandora's Box's director of photography is recorded as Günther Krampf[23].
  • The original language of Pandora's Box was German[24].
  • Pandora's Box's Commons category is recorded as Die Büchse der Pandora[25].
  • Pandora's Box was distributed by video on demand[26].
  • Pandora's Box's review score is recorded as 93%[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Pandora's Box was produced by Seymour Nebenzal[22]. It was directed by Georg Wilhelm Pabst[4]. Screenwriters include Ladislaus Vajda[5] and Georg Wilhelm Pabst[6]. Cast members include Louise Brooks[12], Francis Lederer[13], Alice Roberts[14], Fritz Kortner[15], Carl Goetz[16], and Michael von Newlinsky[17].

Publication

Pandora's Box was published on January 30, 1929[28]. The original language of it was German[24]. Genres include silent film[7], LGBTQ-related film[8], drama film[9], and crime film[10]. It was distributed by video on demand[26].

Subject and Themes

Main subjects include prostitution[29], precariat[30], gender relations[31], morality[32], downward social mobility[33], and eroticism[34].

Reception

Reviews include 93%[27] and 8.8/10[35].

Why It Matters

Pandora's Box ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (973 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[36] It is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.[37]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . filmportal.de. wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [35] . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [28] . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [29] . wikidata.org.
  29. [30] . Pandora's Box. wikidata.org.
  30. [31] . Pandora's Box. wikidata.org.
  31. [32] . Pandora's Box. wikidata.org.
  32. [33] . Pandora's Box. wikidata.org.
  33. [34] . Pandora's Box. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [36] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [37] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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