Pandora and the Flying Dutchman
Pandora and the Flying Dutchman is a 1951 British Technicolor drama film made by Romulus Films and released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer in the United States. The film was directed by Albert Lewin and produced by Albert Lewin and Joseph Kaufmann from his own screenplay, based on the legend of the Flying Dutchman. It was filmed mainly on the Costa Brava in Spain. The land record speed scenes were shot at Pendine Sands in Wales.
Plot
In 1930, fishermen in the small Spanish port of Esperanza make a grim discovery in their nets, the bodies of a man and a woman. The resultant ringing of church bells in the village brings the local police and the resident archaeologist, Geoffrey Fielding (Harold Warrender), to the beach. Fielding returns to his villa, and, breaking the "fourth wall", retells the story of these two people to the audience.
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author | Albert Lewin |
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contentLocation | Spain |
director | Albert Lewin |
genre | drama fantasy mystery |
keywords | back to life breaking the fourth wall church bells doom drink even femme fatale flying dutchman fourth wall greek mythology learning the truth morning murder murder trial mysterious force nightclub singer nothing paint pandora racing car reject romantic rival seven years ship captain storm at sea true love tumble wait wed |
musicBy | Alan Rawsthorne |
producer | Albert Lewin Joseph Kaufmann |
productionCompany | John and James Woolf |
publisher | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
recordedAt | Spain |
theme | romantic drama romantic fantasy |