"PANDORA'S BOX Based on the play by Frank Wedekind" "A Nero-Film" "Directed by Georg Wilhelm Pabst Scenario by Ladislaus Vajda Produced by Georg C. Horsetzky" "Photographed by Günther Krampf Sets by Andrejew  Hesch Assistant director Mark Sorkin" "Lulu.........." "Louise Brooks Dr. Schön....." "Fritz Kortner Alwa Schön...." "Franz Lederer Schigolch....." "Carl Goetz Rodrigo Quast.Krafft-Raschig" "Countess Geschwitz......." "Alice Roberts Dr. Schön s fiancée......" "Daisy d Ora Jack..........." "Gustaw Diessl Marquis Casti Piani.." "Michael won Newlinsky Stage Manager........" "Siegfried Arno" "Act One" "Schigolch!" "You've come a long way" "We haven't seen each other for ages" "Do you still dance?" "You've forgotten ewerything." "You should have stayed with me" "In the old garret?" "I'd have run away" "Chief Editor Dr. Schön looks after you nicely but he can't guarantee our future" "You deserve to appear before a big audience." "I've brought along just the man for that" "Rodrigo Quast." "He wants to stage a variety act with you" "Dr. Schön is coming!" "I'm getting married" "Won't you kiss me, just because you're getting married?" "Our relationship is the talk of the town." "I'm risking my position" "Don't you understand it's all over between us?" "You'll have to kill me if you want to be free of me" "He was my first ... patron" "One does one's best" "End of Act One" "Act Two" "The Minister of the Interior, Dr. von Zamikov, wishes to announce the marriage of his daughter Charlotte Marie Adelaide to Dr. Ludwig Schön" "I warn you again:" "Dr. Schön's behaviour makes this marriage impossible" "Father, I'm not bothered by what people say" "Here are the costume designs for your revue, Alwa" "What is Lulu doing?" "Father must give her up." "His wedding cannot be postponed any longer" "The famous Rodrigo Quast wants to do a big variety act with me." "We're rehearsing" "Alwa is my best friend." "He is the only one who wants nothing from me" "Or perhaps you want nothing from me because you don't love me?" "Dear Geschwitz, you must design such a costume for me" "Is she really this beautiful?" "I forbade you to come here!" "I haven't come to see you" "Alwa" "Please get me Volume K of the dictionary" "Very well." "Come and see me tomorrow" "Why don't you marry Lulu, Father?" "One doesn't marry such women." "That would be suicide" "What did she want?" "She wants to be in variety." "Someone wants to do a trapeze act with her" "No trapeze!" "Use her in your revue." "My newspaper will guarantee its success" "One thing more: beware of that woman" "End of Act Two" "Act Three" "Nonsense!" "Wouldn't you rather do the trapeze act with me?" "I'm not going on!" "Bring her to her senses!" "We'll do our variety act after all" "I'll dance for the whole world, but not for that woman" "Tell them to start" "Where is Lulu?" "Smoking forbidden here!" "Satisfied, Alwa?" "Now I'll marry Lulu." "It will be the death of me" "End of Act Three" "Act Four" "I'd be a right scoundrel if I didn't lay a rose on my little Lulu's bridal bed" "Father, I'm going away tonight ..." "for a long time" "He's my Father!" "If only you'd come with me" "I can't live without you any longer" "You'll miss your train" "Take it" "Kill yourself!" "Kill yourself, so you don't make me a murderer as well!" "End of Act Four" "Act Five" "Your Honours." "I have painted a picture of a tragic life" "Members of the Jury." "Look at this woman" "Have I not shown that this woman did not commit murder?" "Her husband was the victim of tragic circumstances" "Did not the son of the deceased speak in her defence?" "No, this unfortunate is not a murderess." "You must acquit her, she is innocent" "Your Honours." "Members of the Jury The Greek gods created a woman:" "Pandora." "She was beautiful, charming, versed in the art of flattery" "But the gods also gave her a box containing the evils of the world The headless woman opened the box and the evils were loosed upon us" "Counsel for the Defence portrays the accused as a persecuted innocent I call her Pandora, because she brought evil upon Dr. Schön" "The arguments of the Defence do not sway me." "I demand the death penalty" "Prosecutor!" "Do you know what would have become of your wife if she had spent her nights as a child drifting around cafés?" "... sentenced to five years in prison for manslaughter with the four and a half months already served ..." "Fire!" "Fire!" "Fire!" "End of Act Five" "Act Six" "Passport.:" "Alwa Schön" "How dare you come here?" "Where else can I go but home?" "If you feel at home where my father bled to death ..." "I must leave!" "Is that the District Court?" "I want to speak to Prosecutor Von Bodungen" "This is Alwa Schön." "Have you any news of the escapee?" "We'll go away together." "Countess Geschwitz will lend me her passport" "Passport.:" "Countess Augusta Geschwitz" "I have the lady's baggage" ""5,000 Marks Reward'" "Received with thanks." "Marquis Casti Piani" "Marquis Casti Piani" "May I prove my friendship by giving you good advice?" "Do not go to Paris, there are so many prying eyes." "Come with me." "I know a place where people are hospitable ... and discreet" "End of Act Six" "Act Seven" "Lulu has been living here for three months" "A fine hotel." "Hospitable and discreet" "What's wrong?" "It's how we live" "I've just got engaged." "I'm going to stage a fantastic variety act with my fiancée" "But we need 20,000 francs to stage it" "You must give me the money" "Ask Alwa, perhaps he has won today" "If I could carry on playing I'd win it all back" "That boy gets everything" "You should only play when you're sure of winning" "How much?" "300 pounds" "The German police would give me 250 pounds" "300, then." "I'll go and book a cabin" "He's acting as if he wants to buy me" "I need money urgently." "You can't give me any." "The Egyptian will pay me 50 pounds more than the German police." "You're lucky" "I'm securing your future." "The police will never find you in his Cairo establishment" "Get ready quickly." "You're leaving in an hour" "I won't be sold." "That's worse than prison" "I need money." "If you aren't ready in an hour I'm calling the police" "Alwa, you must win, you must." "Otherwwise I'm lost" "If I don't have the 20,000 francs by tonight I'll report you to the police" "Money ... everyone wants money" "Cry, my child, cry" "Rodrigo will report me to the police." "Save me" "I'll show him!" "I know how we can all get out of this mess" "Countess Geschwitz fancies you and she has money" "Be nice to her, then I'm sure she'll cough up" "Only you can save me" "Rodrigo is madly in love with you" "Throw yourself at him, he'll do anything for you." "Otherwise, he'll report me" "Calm down, you'll soon have your money" "Police!" "Police!" "Police!" "Hurry!" "I'll find a boat!" "We must find a ship to take us to London" "End of Act Seven" "Act Eight" "We only take in order to give." "Brother, how can I help you?" "No one can help me" "It's funny how you can get booze on credit, but not bread" "Why put on the paint?" "We like you as you are" "What a pity!" "I wanted to eat Christmas pudding once more in my life" "Warning to the Women of Londonl" "For some time now a man has been trying to lure women and girls to dark places in order to murder them" "Women and girls should not go out alone at night" "I have no money" "Come on, I like you" "You're under the mistletoe, you must let yourself be kissed" "The End" "PANDORAS BOX Germany 1 929" "Directed by Georg Wilhelm Pabst" "Scenario by Ladislaus Vajda" "Photographed by Günther Krampf" "Sets by Andrej Andrejew and Gottlieb Hesch" "Costumes by Gottlieb Hesch" "Production Nero-Film AG, Berlin" "With" "Krafft-Raschig, Alice Roberts, Michael von Newlinski" "Siegfried Arno, Gustav Diessl" "Music Peer Ruben" "Adaptation Matthias Suschke" "Played by the Kontraste Ensemble." "Conducted by Frank Strobel" "Chief sound recordist Thomas Schmölz." "Sound engineer Peter Collmann" "Recording studio Colosseum Schallplatten GmbH" "Video Magenta TV" "Editing Wolfgang Ripperger, Andrea Baghul" "Programme editors Christoph Drese, Nina Goslar, Mario Lauer" "A ZDF production." "In collaboration with ARTE" "Copyright ZDF 1 99 7"