splash  Pandora’s Box has had a complicated history, first as a film and later on home video. This page on the Louise Brooks Society website details the film’s world wide physical media on VHS, Laser Disc, DVD, and Blu-ray. If known, details around each release, such as its format, year of release, length or running time, musical accompaniment, etc… are provided. Text in “quotation marks” indicates it is taken from the release. This page is a work in progress.

Help is needed in filling in the details…. If you know of other physical media / home video releases for Pandora’s Box, or can provide better images or additional information such as a studio or year of release, please CONTACT the LBS. This page was compiled by Thomas Gladysz, and was last updated in July 2025.

HONOR ROLL: Thanks to Camille Scaysbrook and especially Ranjit Sandhu for corrections, additions, and cover images; thanks as well to WorldCat, the LaserDisc Database, 8mm Forum, and the SilentEra websites. Each proved helpful in the making of this page.

 

Pandoras_Box_Video_Dimension Pandoras_Box Video_Dimensions FORMAT:  VHS
STUDIO:   Video Dimensions
COUNTRY:  United States
YEAR:  1983
STATUS:  out-of-print
INFO:  WorldCat
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SOURCE:  transferred from 16mm Janus edition of 1974, without original Curtis Salke piano score
LENGTH:  110 minutes
LANGUAGE:  
MUSIC:  piano score by Arthur Siegel;  “new music score” noted on WorldCat record
NOTES:
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missing image FORMAT:  VHS
STUDIO:  Voyager Company
COUNTRY:  United States
YEAR:  c. 1983?
STATUS:  out-of-print
INFO:
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embassy VHS Pandora_Embassy_VHS_ FORMAT:  VHS (NTSC)
STUDIO:  Embassy Home Entertainment
COUNTRY:  United States
YEAR:  1986 | copyright 1983
STATUS:  out-of-print
INFO:  WorldCat
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SOURCE:  “from the Janus collection”
LENGTH:  110 minutes
LANGUAGE:  although entirely in English, the container says “Subtitled in English”
MUSIC:  piano score by Stuart Oderman in “HI-FI Stereo”; “new music score” noted on WorldCat record
NOTES:  English subtitles
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French 1998 FORMAT:  VHS
STUDIO:  René Chateau
COUNTRY:  France
YEAR:  1991
STATUS:  out-of-print
INFO:  WorldCat
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SOURCE:
LENGTH:  107 minutes
LANGUAGE:  
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NOTES:  back cover states “Sortie Paris 3 Juliet 1929 au cinema Studio des Ursulines”
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Pandora's Box VHS back cover FORMAT:  VHS
STUDIO:  Home Vision / Public Media
COUNTRY:  United States
YEAR:  1993 (misprinted as 1983)
STATUS:  out-of-print
INFO:  WorldCat
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SOURCE:  Janus Films
LENGTH:  110 minutes
LANGUAGE:  
MUSIC:  piano score by Stuart Oderman (from 1986 Embassy tape)
NOTES:
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PURCHASE:  amazon (USA)
Tartan VHS Tartan-back FORMAT:  VHS
STUDIO:  Tartan Video
COUNTRY:  United Kingdom
YEAR:  1993
STATUS:  out-of-print
INFO:  Worldcat
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SOURCE:
LENGTH:  “105 minutes approx”
LANGUAGE:  
MUSIC:  none (no soundtrack)
NOTES:  English subtitles
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laser disc japan front laser japan back FORMAT:  Laser Disc
STUDIO:  International Visual Corporation
COUNTRY:  Japan
YEAR:  1993
STATUS:  out-of-print
INFO:  LaserDisc Database
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SOURCE:
LENGTH:  105 minutes
LANGUAGE:  credits are in English, title cards are in Japanese
MUSIC:
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missing image FORMAT:  VHS
STUDIO:  Foothill Video
COUNTRY:  United States
YEAR:  1996
STATUS:  out-of-print
INFO:  WorldCat
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SOURCE:
LENGTH:  110 minutes
LANGUAGE:  
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Stella_Video VHS Stella_Video back FORMAT: VHS
STUDIO:  Stella Video
COUNTRY:  Switzerland
YEAR:  1998
STATUS:  out-of-print
INFO:   WorldCat
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SOURCE:
LENGTH:  133 minutes
LANGUAGE:  
MUSIC: orchestral score by Peer Raben
NOTES:
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eclectica VHS FORMAT:  VHS
STUDIO:  Eclectica
COUNTRY:  Italy
YEAR:  1999
STATUS:  out-of-print
INFO:
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SOURCE:
LENGTH:  107 minutes
LANGUAGE:  
MUSIC:
NOTES:
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lulu erotico FORMAT:  VHS
STUDIO:  Hobby & Work?
COUNTRY:  Italy
YEAR:  199?
STATUS:  out-of-print
INFO:
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italy VHS italy VHS back FORMAT:  VHS
STUDIO:  Mondadore Video
COUNTRY:  Italy
YEAR:  199?
STATUS:  out-of-print
INFO:
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SOURCE:
LENGTH:  106 minutes
LANGUAGE:  
MUSIC:
NOTES:
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enlighten_ DVD LB Films placeholder FORMAT:  DVD
STUDIO:  Enlighten Home Library
COUNTRY:  India
YEAR:  2000s
STATUS:  
INFO:
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second site FORMAT:  VHS
STUDIO:  Second Sight Films
COUNTRY:  United Kingdom
YEAR:  2002
STATUS:  out-of-print
INFO:
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SOURCE:  
LENGTH:  105 minutes
LANGUAGE:  
MUSIC:   
NOTES:
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PURCHASE: 
Pandora_Umbrella_front Pandora_Umbrella_back FORMAT:  DVD
STUDIO:  Umbrella Entertainment
COUNTRY:  Australia
YEAR:  2003
STATUS:  
INFO:  WorldCat, upcitemdb
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SOURCE:  “Full length restored version” –
LENGTH:  131 minutes
LANGUAGE:  with German and English subtitles
MUSIC:  orchestral score by Peer Raben
NOTES:  PAL without region encoding: includes the documentary Louise Brooks: Looking for Lulu (1998) & more
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PURCHASE:  amazon (USA)
Pandora Divisa FORMAT:  DVD
STUDIO:  Divisa Red
COUNTRY:  Spain
YEAR:  2004
STATUS:  out-of-print
INFO:
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SOURCE:  Carlotta Films
LENGTH:  132 minutes
LANGUAGE:  German and Castilian Spanish subtitles
MUSIC:
NOTES:
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PURCHASE:
carlotta LB Films placeholder FORMAT:  DVD
STUDIO:  Carlotta Films
COUNTRY:  France 
YEAR:  2004
STATUS:  
INFO:
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SOURCE:
LENGTH:  132 minutes
LANGUAGE:  
MUSIC:
NOTES:
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ermitage 2004 ermitage2004 back FORMAT: DVD
STUDIO:  Ermitage
COUNTRY:  Italy
YEAR:  2004
STATUS:  
INFO:
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SOURCE:
LENGTH:  131 minutes
LANGUAGE:  
MUSIC:
NOTES:  includes biographical and film notes
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PURCHASE:
Pandoras Box Criterion 2006 Criterion 2006 back cover FORMAT:  DVD
STUDIO:  Criterion Collection
COUNTRY:  United States
YEAR:  2006
STATUS:  out-of-print
INFO:  WorldCat
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SOURCE:  New, restored high-definition digital transfer of the Munich Film Museum restoration
LENGTH:  133 minutes
LANGUAGE:  German intertitles with optional English subtitles
MUSIC:  Four musical scores, by Gillian Anderson, Dimitar Pentchev, Peer Raben, and Stéphan Oliva
NOTES:  extensive extra material, see Criterion website for details
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PURCHASE:  amazon (USA)
Pandora's Box Japan FORMAT:  DVD
STUDIO:  Kinokuniya
COUNTRY:  Japan
YEAR:  2006
STATUS:  
INFO:
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SOURCE:
LENGTH:
LANGUAGE:  
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NOTES:  “Critical edition”
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PURCHASE:
Hollywood Golden Video pandora box LB Films placeholder FORMAT:  DVD
STUDIO:  Hollywood Golden Video
COUNTRY:  United States
YEAR:  2007?
STATUS:  
INFO:
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SOURCE:
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LANGUAGE:  
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ermitage DVD front ermitage back FORMAT:  DVD
STUDIO:  Ermitage
COUNTRY:  Italy
YEAR:  2008
STATUS:
INFO:
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LANGUAGE:  
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korean-dvd korean-back FORMAT:  DVD
STUDIO:  ICD
COUNTRY:  South Korea
YEAR:  2008
STATUS:  
INFO:
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SOURCE:  2006 Criterion release
LENGTH:  131 minutes
LANGUAGE:  English and Korean subtitles
MUSIC:  Gillian Anderson score, though back cover states Stuart Oderman and William P. Perry
NOTES:  back cover erroneously includes an image of Colleen Moore! (lower right)
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PURCHASE:  amazon (USA)
caja de pandora_ FORMAT:  DVD
STUDIO:  Divisa
COUNTRY:  Spain
YEAR:  2009
STATUS:  out-of-print
INFO:
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SOURCE:
LENGTH:
LANGUAGE:  Castilian Spanish
MUSIC:
NOTES:
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Lulu italy griffe back FORMAT:  DVD
STUDIO:  Griffe
COUNTRY:  Italy
YEAR:  2010
STATUS:  
INFO:
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SOURCE:
LENGTH:  131 minutes
LANGUAGE:  
MUSIC:
NOTES:  includes biographical and film notes
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PURCHASE:
d-cult italy 2010 d-cult back FORMAT:  DVD
STUDIO:  CG Entertainment SG
COUNTRY:  Italy
YEAR:  2010
STATUS:  
INFO:
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SOURCE:
LENGTH:  131 minutes
LANGUAGE:  
MUSIC:
NOTES:
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second sight second sight back FORMAT:  DVD
STUDIO:  Second Sight Films
COUNTRY:  United Kingdom
YEAR:  2010
STATUS:  
INFO:  Worldcat
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SOURCE:  “Restored and uncut version which has undergone further restoration work
specially commissioned by Second Sight”
LENGTH:  131 minutes
LANGUAGE:  German language intertitles with optional German and English subtitles
MUSIC:   with “musical accompaniment” by Peer Raben (orchestral score)
NOTES:  includes the documentary Louise Brooks: Looking for Lulu (1998)
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PURCHASE:  amazon (USA)
A-Caixa-de-Pandora-Lul FORMAT: DVD
STUDIO:  Divisa Red S.A.
COUNTRY:  Spain
YEAR:  20??
STATUS:  out-of-print
INFO:
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SOURCE:  Munchen Film Museum
LENGTH:  133 minutes
LANGUAGE:  Portuguese and Castilian Spanish subtitles
MUSIC:  Gillian Anderson and Peer Raben orchestral scores
NOTES:
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PURCHASE:
dvd england LB Films placeholder FORMAT:  DVD
STUDIO:  Umbrella Entertainment
COUNTRY:  Australia
YEAR:  20??
STATUS:  
INFO:
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SOURCE:
LENGTH:
LANGUAGE:  
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d-cult 2015 FORMAT:  DVD
STUDIO:  Dynit Dcult
COUNTRY:  Italy
YEAR:  2015
STATUS:  
INFO:
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SOURCE:
LENGTH:  131 minutes
LANGUAGE:  
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pandora brazil LB Films placeholder FORMAT:  DVD
STUDIO:  unknown
COUNTRY:  Brazil
YEAR:  ????
STATUS:  
INFO:
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LENGTH:
LANGUAGE:  
MUSIC:
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PURCHASE:
la-caja-de-pandora-lulu FORMAT:  DVD
STUDIO:  Cine Clasico?
COUNTRY:  Spain
YEAR:  ????
STATUS:  
INFO:
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SOURCE:
LENGTH:
LANGUAGE:  
MUSIC:
NOTES:
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PURCHASE:
jen anderson dvd LB Films placeholder FORMAT:  DVD
STUDIO:  Jen Anderson
COUNTRY:  Australia
YEAR:  2017
STATUS:  available
INFO: JenAndersonMusic.com
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SOURCE:  
LENGTH:  133 minutes
LANGUAGE:  German, with English subtitles
MUSIC:   string quartet score by Jen Anderson (composed 1992-93, recorded in 2017)
NOTES:  Pandora’s Box movie with full length string quartet score by Jen Anderson
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PURCHASE:  bandcamp
caja de pandora FORMAT:  DVD
STUDIO:  Cinematekka Manquehue
COUNTRY:  Spain
YEAR:  ????
STATUS:  
INFO:
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SOURCE:
LENGTH:
LANGUAGE:  
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NOTES:
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PURCHASE:
pandora 2019 d-cult back FORMAT:  DVD
STUDIO:  Dynit Ermitage
COUNTRY:  Italy
YEAR:  2019
STATUS:  
INFO:
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SOURCE:
LENGTH:  131 minutes
LANGUAGE:  
MUSIC:
NOTES:
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PURCHASE:
German release 2021 Alive back cover FORMAT:  DVD & Blu-ray
STUDIO:  Alive
COUNTRY:  Germany
YEAR:  2021
STATUS:  
INFO:
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SOURCE:
LENGTH:
LANGUAGE:  
MUSIC:  orchestral score by Peer Raben
NOTES:
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south korean front- south korean back- FORMAT:  DVD
STUDIO:  ICD
COUNTRY:  South Korea
YEAR:  20??
STATUS:  
INFO:
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SOURCE:  2006 Criterion release
LENGTH:  131 minutes
LANGUAGE:  English and Korean subtitles
MUSIC: Gillian Anderson score, though back cover states Stuart Oderman and William P. Perry
NOTES:  back cover erroneously includes an image of Colleen Moore!
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PURCHASE:  amazon (USA)
Eureka Masters of Cinema Eureka limited edition FORMAT:  Blu-ray
STUDIO:  Eureka
COUNTRY:  United Kingdom
YEAR:  2023
STATUS:  out-of-print
INFO:  Eureka Entertainment (Masters of Cinema)
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SOURCE:  “from a definitive 2K digital restoration by the Deutsche Kinemathek”
LENGTH:  133 minutes
LANGUAGE:   optional English subtitles
MUSIC:  orchestral score by Peer Raben
NOTES:  limited edition with extensive extra material, see Eureka Entertainment website for details;
n.b. digital error eliminates an important detail in the first scene.
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PURCHASE:  amazon (USA), amazon (UK),
Criterion 2025_ Criterion back cover FORMAT:  DVD & Blu-ray
STUDIO:  Criterion Collection
COUNTRY:  United States
YEAR:  2024
STATUS:  available
INFO:   WorldCat, Criterion Collection, DVD Beaver
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SOURCE:  New 2K digital restoration
LENGTH:  141 minutes
LANGUAGE:  German intertitles with optional English subtitles
MUSIC:  Four musical scores, by Gillian Anderson, Dimitar Pentchev, Peer Raben, and Stéphan Oliva
NOTES:  extensive extra material, see Criterion website for details: n.b. The blu-ray “print” is reportedly superior to the DVD
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PURCHASE:  amazon (USA)
eureka bluray eureka backk FORMAT:  Blu-ray
STUDIO:  Eureka
COUNTRY:  United Kingdom
YEAR:  2024
STATUS:  available
INFO:  Eureka Entertainment (Masters of Cinema), DVD Beaver
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SOURCE: “from a definitive 2K digital restoration”
LENGTH:  133 minutes
LANGUAGE:  
MUSIC:  orchestral score by Peer Raben
NOTES:  extensive extra material, see Eureka Entertainment website for details
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PURCHASE:  amazon (USA), amazon (UK), Eureka Entertainment
shoreline entertainment Shoreline Entertainment back FORMAT:  DVD
STUDIO:  Shoreline Entertainment
COUNTRY:  United States
YEAR:  2025
STATUS:  available
INFO:
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SOURCE:
LENGTH:  129 minutes
LANGUAGE:  
MUSIC:
NOTES:
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PURCHASE:  amazon (USA)
Louise Brooks Coffret coffret back - FORMAT:  DVD
STUDIO:  Coffret
COUNTRY:  France
YEAR:  2004
STATUS:  out-of-print
INFO:  WorldCat
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SOURCE:
LENGTH: 132 minutes
LANGUAGE:  
MUSIC: two different scores: one by Peer Raben and one by Stephan Olliva
NOTES:  LouLou (Pandora’s Box) is included on this 3 disc box set, which includes considerable bonus material some of which is not found elsewhere
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PURCHASE:  amazon (USA)
janus films janus films 50 FORMAT:  DVD
STUDIO:  Criterion Collection
COUNTRY:  United States
YEAR:  2006
STATUS:  out-of-print
INFO:  WorldCat, Criterion Collection
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SOURCE:  Janus Films
LENGTH:  133 minutes
LANGUAGE:  German intertitles with optional English subtitles
MUSIC:
NOTES:  Pandora’s Box is included on this 50 disc box set of Janus Films
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PURCHASE:  amazon (USA)
Coffret-Pabst-DVD set Coffret-Pabst FORMAT:  DVD
STUDIO:  Tamasa
COUNTRY:  France
YEAR:  2019
STATUS:  
INFO:  WorldCat
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SOURCE:
LENGTH:
LANGUAGE:   German, with French subtitles
MUSIC:
NOTES:  Pandora’s Box is included on this 16 disc box set of G.W. Pabst films
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PURCHASE:
essential world cinema essential world cinema FORMAT:  DVD
STUDIO:  Umbrella
COUNTRY:  Australia
YEAR:  2020
STATUS:  
INFO:  WorldCat
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SOURCE:
LENGTH:  131 minutes
LANGUAGE:  German, with English dialogue cards
MUSIC:  “orchestral score”
NOTES:  Pandora’s Box is included on this 3 disc box set
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PURCHASE: