Press Release Criterion Press Release: Pandora's Box (1929) (Blu-ray) (1 Viewer)

[Lord Dalek]

Using the MOC box as reference, Eureka's release has a 133-minute running time, while Criterion's edition lists its edition as 141 minutes.

Most likely framerate differences. Silent films were photographed at 18fps and have to be sped up somewhat for home video. The MOC is presumably running at the euro standard of 25fps for progressive material which is why its runtime is shorter.

 

[Stefan Andersson]

New details on the restorations of the film:

"the running time of the 2006 version is 133 minutes while the running time of the 2024 edition is 141 minutes. The difference, as restoration supervisor Martin Koerber told us, is due not to frame-rate adjustments but because the “new master is actually a different cut of the film. The differences are all slight—a few frames here or there, different intertitle placements and lengths—but they add up over time.”

Source:
https://www.cineaste.com/spring2025/pandoras-box