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30 Years of The Film Foundation

Pandora and the Flying Dutchman

2h 4m

Directed by Albert Lewin • 1951 • United States
Starring James Mason, Ava Gardner

This timeless romance based on the legend of the Flying Dutchman features sumptuous color cinematography by Jack Cardiff. Ava Gardner, one of the most beautiful screen goddesses of all time, plays Pandora, a woman who has never fallen in love. When she meets the dashing but doomed captain Hendrik van der Zee, he pushes her to commit an ultimate act of love.

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