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  • Pandora's Box (1992–1992)
  • TV Mini-series | 276 min | Documentary
Pandora's Box (1992–1992)
TV Mini-series | 276 min | Documentary

The consequences of exploiting technological and political ideas without understanding and concern for the outcome.
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Director
Writer
Adam Curtis (writer)
Producers
Adam Curtis (producer) | Dan Reed (producer) (as Daniel Reed)
Cinematographers
Mike Eley (photography) (as Michael Eley) | Nigel Meakin (photography) | Chris Seager (photography)
Editors
Nial Brown (video tape editor) | Philip Kloss (film editor) | Jim Latham (film editor) | Ian Pearce (video tape editor) & 2 more
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Edit Released
Updated Jun 11, 1992

Release date (First episode)
1992 (United Kingdom)
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Cast

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129 cast members
Name Episodes Known for
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
2
2
Ronald Reagan
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
1
John F. Kennedy
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
1
Margaret Thatcher
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
1
Richard Nixon
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
1
Joseph Stalin
Self (archive footage) (as Iosif Stalin) Self (archive footage) (as Iosif Stalin)   See fewer
1
J. Robert Oppenheimer
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
1
Lyndon B. Johnson
Self (archive footage) (as President Lyndon Johnson) Self (archive footage) (as President Lyndon Johnson)   See fewer
1
Mikhail Gorbachev
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
1
Nikita Khrushchev
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
1
Robert McNamara
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
1
Edward Teller
Self (archive footage) (as Dr Edward Teller) Self (archive footage) (as Dr Edward Teller)   See fewer
1
Anthony Eden
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
1
Tony Benn
Self (as Rt. Hon. Tony Benn M.P) Self (as Rt. Hon. Tony Benn M.P)   See fewer
1
Edward Heath
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
1
Richard Dimbleby
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
1
Valery Legasov
Self - Deputy Director, Atomic Power Institute (archive footage) (as Valeri Legasov) Self - Deputy Director, Atomic Power Institute (archive footage) (as Valeri Legasov)   See fewer
1
1
Rachel L. Carson
Self - Biologist (archive footage) (as Rachel Carson) Self - Biologist (archive footage) (as Rachel Carson)   See fewer
1
David H. Hackworth
Self (as Col. David Hackworth) Self (as Col. David Hackworth)   See fewer
1
Dean Rusk
Self (archive footage) (voice) Self (archive footage) (voice)   See fewer
1
Paul Ehrlich
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
1
Kwame Nkrumah
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
1
Herman Kahn
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
1
Deborah Kahn
Self (as Debbie Kahn) Self (as Debbie Kahn)   See fewer
1
William Ehrhart
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
1
John Stockwell
Self - CIA Officer in West Africa Self - CIA Officer in West Africa   See fewer
1
Jerry J. Rawlings
Self (archive footage) (as Flt. Lt. Jerry Rawlings) Self (archive footage) (as Flt. Lt. Jerry Rawlings)   See fewer
1
1
1
John Hoskyns
Self (as Sir John Hoskyns) Self (as Sir John Hoskyns)   See fewer
1
Joan Halifax
Self - The Ojai Foundation (as Joan Fairfax) Self - The Ojai Foundation (as Joan Fairfax)   See fewer
1
1
Reginald Maudling
Self - Chancelor of the Exchequer 1963 (archive footage) Self - Chancelor of the Exchequer 1963 (archive footage)   See fewer
1
Samuel Cohen
Self - Inventor of the Neutron Bomb (as Sam Cohen) Self - Inventor of the Neutron Bomb (as Sam Cohen)   See fewer
1
Samuel Brittan
Self - The Financial Times (as Sam Brittan) Self - The Financial Times (as Sam Brittan)   See fewer
1
1
Yuri Shcherbak
Self - Ukrainian Journalist and MP (as Yurii Scherbak) Self - Ukrainian Journalist and MP (as Yurii Scherbak)   See fewer
1
Hugh De Witt
Self (as Dr Hugh De Witt) Self (as Dr Hugh De Witt)   See fewer
1
1
1
Keith Joseph
Self (as Lord Joseph) Self (as Lord Joseph)   See fewer
1
Glenn Seaborg
Self - Chairman AEC 1961-71 (as Dr Glenn Seaborg) Self - Chairman AEC 1961-71 (as Dr Glenn Seaborg)   See fewer
1
Langdon Winner
Self - Historian of Science Self - Historian of Science   See fewer
1
Lloyd Cutler
Self - Kaiser Lawyer on Volta Project Self - Kaiser Lawyer on Volta Project   See fewer
1
Charles Goodhart
Self - Economic Advisor to the Department of Economic Affairs 1964-1967 (as Professor Charles Goodhart) Self - Economic Advisor to the Department of Economic Affairs 1964-1967 (as Professor Charles Goodhart)   See fewer
1
Thomas Jukes
Self - Research Chemist (as Dr Thomas Jukes) Self - Research Chemist (as Dr Thomas Jukes)   See fewer
1
1
Kelvin Spencer
Self - Chief Scientist, Ministry of Power 1954-59 (as Sir Kelvin Spencer) Self - Chief Scientist, Ministry of Power 1954-59 (as Sir Kelvin Spencer)   See fewer
1
Burt Wolfe
Self - General Electric Self - General Electric   See fewer
1
Reza Moghadam
Self - London School of Economics Self - London School of Economics   See fewer
1
Ernie Plumb
Self - City of London Police Force (retired) (as Chief Inspector Ernie Plumb) Self - City of London Police Force (retired) (as Chief Inspector Ernie Plumb)   See fewer
1
Wilbert Joyce
Self - Farmer Self - Farmer   See fewer
1
Michael Posner
Self - Economist Self - Economist   See fewer
1
Colin Carter
Self - London School of Economics Self - London School of Economics   See fewer
1
Donald MacDougall
Self - Economic Director N.E.D.C. 1962-1964 (as Sir Donald MacDougall) Self - Economic Director N.E.D.C. 1962-1964 (as Sir Donald MacDougall)   See fewer
1
Roy Adkin
Self - Insolvency Practitioner, West Midlands Self - Insolvency Practitioner, West Midlands   See fewer
1
David Okrent
Self - Chairman, Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards 1966 (as Dr David Okrent) Self - Chairman, Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards 1966 (as Dr David Okrent)   See fewer
1
1
Komla Agbeli Gbedemah
Self - Minister of Finance 1957-1961 (as Komla Gbedemah) Self - Minister of Finance 1957-1961 (as Komla Gbedemah)   See fewer
1
Brian Reading
Self - Department of Economic Affairs 1964-1966 Self - Department of Economic Affairs 1964-1966   See fewer
1
Alan Walters
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
1
Andrew Shonfield
Self - Economist (archive footage) Self - Economist (archive footage)   See fewer
1
Viktor Glushkov
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
1
Alfred Sherman
Self (as Sir Alfred Sherman) Self (as Sir Alfred Sherman)   See fewer
1
1
Alvin Weinberg
Self - Director, Oak Ridge National Laboratory 1955-74 Self - Director, Oak Ridge National Laboratory 1955-74   See fewer
1
James Moore
Self - Biographer of Charles Darwin Self - Biographer of Charles Darwin   See fewer
1
1
1
1
Alan Budd
Self - Economic Adviser to the Treasury 1970-1974 (as Professor Alan Budd) Self - Economic Adviser to the Treasury 1970-1974 (as Professor Alan Budd)   See fewer
1
Lev Razgon
Self (as Lev Emmanuilovich Razgon) Self (as Lev Emmanuilovich Razgon)   See fewer
1
Robert Pollard
Self - Reactor Engineer AEC 1969-76 Self - Reactor Engineer AEC 1969-76   See fewer
1
Robert White-Stevens
Self - Chemical Industry Spokesman (archive footage) (as Dr Robert White-Stevens) Self - Chemical Industry Spokesman (archive footage) (as Dr Robert White-Stevens)   See fewer
1
Akilagpa Sawyerr
Self - Vice-Chancellor, Ghana University 1985-92 (as Professor Akilagpa Sawyerr) Self - Vice-Chancellor, Ghana University 1985-92 (as Professor Akilagpa Sawyerr)   See fewer
1
Jonathan Frimpong-Ansah
Self - Deputy Governor, Ghana Central Bank 1965-68 (as Dr Jonathan Frimpong-Ansah) Self - Deputy Governor, Ghana Central Bank 1965-68 (as Dr Jonathan Frimpong-Ansah)   See fewer
1
1
1
1
Bill Mahoney
Self - U.S. Ambassador to Ghana 1962-65 Self - U.S. Ambassador to Ghana 1962-65   See fewer
1
Robert Metcalfe
Self - Entomologist (as Professor Robert Metcalfe) Self - Entomologist (as Professor Robert Metcalfe)   See fewer
1
A.S. Fedorenko
Self - academician Self - academician   See fewer
1
Eugene Kenega
Self - Research Entomologist (as Dr Eugene Kenega) Self - Research Entomologist (as Dr Eugene Kenega)   See fewer
1
Lillard Heddon
Self - Crop Sprayer Self - Crop Sprayer   See fewer
1
Shirley Briggs
Self - Biologist Self - Biologist   See fewer
1
Kojo Botsio
Self - Minister of Education 1951-1957 Self - Minister of Education 1951-1957   See fewer
1
Kwame Kwateng
Self - Principal Secretary, Ministry of Finance 1960-64 Self - Principal Secretary, Ministry of Finance 1960-64   See fewer
1
Clem Sowu
Self - Assistant Exhibition Officer 1956 (as Sqn. Ldr. Clem Sowu) Self - Assistant Exhibition Officer 1956 (as Sqn. Ldr. Clem Sowu)   See fewer
1
Louis Casely-Hayford
Self - Dam Engineer 1966 Self - Dam Engineer 1966   See fewer
1
Alexander Nikolaevich Voronov
Self (as Dr. Alexander Nikolaevich Voronov) Self (as Dr. Alexander Nikolaevich Voronov)   See fewer
1
1
Christopher Hinton
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
1
Hugh Iltis
Self - Ecologist (as Dr Hugh Iltis) Self - Ecologist (as Dr Hugh Iltis)   See fewer
1
Vladimir I. Merkin
Self - Designer of the First Soviet Civilian Reactor Self - Designer of the First Soviet Civilian Reactor   See fewer
1
Yurii I. Koryakin
Self - USSR Institute of Power Research (as Prof. Yurii I. Koryakin) Self - USSR Institute of Power Research (as Prof. Yurii I. Koryakin)   See fewer
1
Gordon Edwards
Self - Entomologist Self - Entomologist   See fewer
1
1
Natalya Antonovna Cherkasova
Self (as Dr. Natalya Antonovna Cherkasova) Self (as Dr. Natalya Antonovna Cherkasova)   See fewer
1
1
J. Burke Knapp
Self - Senior Vice-President World Bank 1956-78 Self - Senior Vice-President World Bank 1956-78   See fewer
1
1
Lorri Otto
Self - Resident of Milwaukee Suburb Self - Resident of Milwaukee Suburb   See fewer
1
Victor Gilinsky
Self - Nuclear Regulatory Commissioner 1975-84 (as Dr Victor Gilinsky) Self - Nuclear Regulatory Commissioner 1975-84 (as Dr Victor Gilinsky)   See fewer
1
Alhaji Futa
Self (as Al Haji Futa) Self (as Al Haji Futa)   See fewer
1
Joseph Morone
Self - Nuclear Historian Self - Nuclear Historian   See fewer
1
Ralph Harris of High Cross
Self - President of Institute of Economic Affairs (as Lord Harris of Highcross) Self - President of Institute of Economic Affairs (as Lord Harris of Highcross)   See fewer
1
J.G.A. Renner
Self - Minister for Lands & Natural Resources 1982-86 Self - Minister for Lands & Natural Resources 1982-86   See fewer
1
Richard Turton
Self - Partner, Insolvency Department Touche Ross Self - Partner, Insolvency Department Touche Ross   See fewer
1
1
Vyacheslav Konstantinovich Nefedov
Self (as Dr. Vyacheslav Konstantinovich Nefedov) Self (as Dr. Vyacheslav Konstantinovich Nefedov)   See fewer
1
Brian Winterflood
Self - Executive Director County NatWest Securuties 1986-1988 Self - Executive Director County NatWest Securuties 1986-1988   See fewer
1
James Moxon
Self - Public Relations Spokesman Volta River Project Self - Public Relations Spokesman Volta River Project   See fewer
1
1
1
Gordon Pepper
Self - City Stockbroker 1962-1990 Self - City Stockbroker 1962-1990   See fewer
1
Harry Renken
Self - Farmer Self - Farmer   See fewer
1
Daniel Berger
Self - Ornithologist Self - Ornithologist   See fewer
1
Kwesi Lamptey
Self - Opposition MP 1951-1957 Self - Opposition MP 1951-1957   See fewer
1
Divine Tetteh
Self - School Teacher, Resettlement Village Self - School Teacher, Resettlement Village   See fewer
1
Chauncy Starr
Self - Physicist, Manhattan Project (as Dr Chauncy Starr) Self - Physicist, Manhattan Project (as Dr Chauncy Starr)   See fewer
1
1
Ron Sullivan
Self - Kaiser Lawyer on Volta Project 1959-79 Self - Kaiser Lawyer on Volta Project 1959-79   See fewer
1
1
Adam Curtis
Self - Narrator (voice) (uncredited) Self - Narrator (voice) (uncredited)   See fewer
6
Jane Fonda
Self - No Nukes Protest (archive footage) (uncredited) Self - No Nukes Protest (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
1
Rowan Atkinson
Self - Politician (archive footage) (uncredited) Self - Politician (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
1
Queen Elizabeth II
Self - Opening of the Calder Hall Reactor (archive footage) (uncredited) Self - Opening of the Calder Hall Reactor (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
1
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