1 Movie Starring Fritz Kortner

Pandora's Box

Pandora's Box

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1930-02-22

Languages:

German

Countries:

Germany

Runtime:

109 min

Rated:

NOT RATED

IMDB Ratings:

(6952 Reviews)

Cast:

Writer:

Frank Wedekind (plays)

Ladislaus Vajda (scenario)

Fullplot:

Lulu is a beautiful young Jewish woman who can seemingly work her charms on all of the men around her. She is currently being kept by the rich financier Dr. Ludwig Schon. She is just a plaything however and he is engaged to be married to Charlotte, a woman of his own class. He arranges for Lulu to appear in his son Alwa's musical revue and he too falls for all of her charms. When Dr. Schon and his fiancèe go to the theater, Lulu ensures that he is put in a compromising situation and the elder Schon feels he now must marry her, knowing full well it will ruin his reputation. On his wedding day, Dr. Schon reaches his breaking. His actions cost him his life however and Lulu is convicted of manslaughter. She escapes with the help of her old cronies but together they begin a downward spiral.

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