Directing

Marian Dora

Germany

Marian Dora is the pseudonym of an anonymous German filmmaker known for taking on nearly every role in his productions. His name is an anagram of his real one, and he sometimes uses other aliases. Dora is heavily influenced by 1970s European cinema, particularly the works of Italian directors like Gualtiero Jacopetti, Ruggero Deodato, and Sergio Martino, as well as composers such as Riz Ortolani and Ennio Morricone. His films often reference European literary figures like Goethe, Nietzsche, and the Marquis de Sade.

Acting credits

Zombie Nation poster
2.9

A psycho cop has a habit for pulling over random women and taking them to an abandoned warehouse, where he tortures and kills them. He gets what's coming to him when a pack of zombie women rise from their graves in order to get proper revenge.

Zombie Nation

2004

Debris Documentar poster
4.7

The film deals with the everyday life of a man who works on the set of the 2004 Ulli Lommel film Zombie Nation. At the same time this man, Carsten, whose last name is not known, he is planning to realize his own film, a task he finds extremely difficult.

Debris Documentar

2012

Under The Ground poster
NR

this feature-documentary is dedicated to Shivabel, tells her death circumstances and also unreleased backstories about the Marian Dora Double Feature Productions (Blight of Humanity and The Yearning of Maria D.)

Under The Ground

2022

Revisiting Melancholie der Engel poster
3.0

"Revisiting Melancholie der Engel" follows in the tracks of Marian Dora's infamous "Melancholie der Engel" ("The Angels' Melancholia"). Locations, stories and, of course, Marian himself.

Revisiting Melancholie der Engel

2017

No artwork available
NR

Actor Jörg Wischnauski talks about his role in Marian Dora's "Pesthauch der Menschlichkeit".

Tribut der Unmenschlichkeit

2019

Beyond Horror: The History and Sub-Culture of Red Films poster
7.0

Delves into the history of the most extreme and shocking films that have ever been made. chronicles the timeline of Red Films: those films that are too extreme for the mainstream and historically have been circulated via the bootleg circuit.

Beyond Horror: The History and Sub-Culture of Red Films

2019

No artwork available
NR

Gustav Ljungdahl talks about the making of Marian Dora's "Das Verlangen der Maria D."

Shooting Underground

2019

Lektion der Unvernunft poster
NR

"Lesson of Unreason" a film by Dr. Uwe Jordan (Text: Dr. Thomas Hardtmuth). The rainforest is a fascinating natural paradise. But the destruction of the tropical rainforest continues to progress. In just one hour, an area the size of 8,000 football fields disappears. Intact and healthy ecosystems are lost forever, irretrievably. What remains is poverty and destruction. The film is told by two senior surgeons at the Heidenheim Clinic who traveled to the rainforest in Indonesia for the first time and brought these recordings back with them. A unique and impressive film document was created. The two surgeons accompanied the doctor and biologist, Dr. Dr. Bernhard Lohr (chairman of the association "Faszination Regenwald e.V." - www.verein-faszination-regenwald.de), on a trip to one of the last rainforests in Borneo at the foot of Mount Meratus, which is sacred to the locals.

Lektion der Unvernunft

2019

Warum läuft Herr W. Amok? poster
NR

Documentary film.

Warum läuft Herr W. Amok?

2021

Behind the camera

Melancholie der Engel poster
3.9

Upon learning that his days are numbered, a man and an old friend return to an old house that connects them by a dark secret. Along with three women and a mysterious old man, the group journeys into a horrifying abyss of debauchery and moral mayhem, leading to a fatal turn of events, during which the darkest human depths are revealed.

Melancholie der Engel

2009

Melancholie der Engel poster
3.9

Upon learning that his days are numbered, a man and an old friend return to an old house that connects them by a dark secret. Along with three women and a mysterious old man, the group journeys into a horrifying abyss of debauchery and moral mayhem, leading to a fatal turn of events, during which the darkest human depths are revealed.

Melancholie der Engel

2009

Melancholie der Engel poster
3.9

Upon learning that his days are numbered, a man and an old friend return to an old house that connects them by a dark secret. Along with three women and a mysterious old man, the group journeys into a horrifying abyss of debauchery and moral mayhem, leading to a fatal turn of events, during which the darkest human depths are revealed.

Melancholie der Engel

2009

Cannibal poster
5.0

Cannibal is based on the true-crime story of Armin Meiwes, the "Rotenburg Cannibal" who posted an online ad searching for someone to volunteer to be mutilated and eaten. Unlikely as it may seem, someone actually replied. The film shows a fictional portrayal of the meeting between the cannibal and his victim/participant, their homosexual relationship, and the eventual mutilation and murder of said victim.

Cannibal

2006

Cannibal poster
5.0

Cannibal is based on the true-crime story of Armin Meiwes, the "Rotenburg Cannibal" who posted an online ad searching for someone to volunteer to be mutilated and eaten. Unlikely as it may seem, someone actually replied. The film shows a fictional portrayal of the meeting between the cannibal and his victim/participant, their homosexual relationship, and the eventual mutilation and murder of said victim.

Cannibal

2006

Cannibal poster
5.0

Cannibal is based on the true-crime story of Armin Meiwes, the "Rotenburg Cannibal" who posted an online ad searching for someone to volunteer to be mutilated and eaten. Unlikely as it may seem, someone actually replied. The film shows a fictional portrayal of the meeting between the cannibal and his victim/participant, their homosexual relationship, and the eventual mutilation and murder of said victim.

Cannibal

2006

Carcinoma poster
5.3

The trials and tribulations of a man diagnosed with colorectal cancer who refuses treatment and establishes a carnal fixation on the tumor that slowly siphons the life out of him.

Carcinoma

2014

Carcinoma poster
5.3

The trials and tribulations of a man diagnosed with colorectal cancer who refuses treatment and establishes a carnal fixation on the tumor that slowly siphons the life out of him.

Carcinoma

2014

Carcinoma poster
5.3

The trials and tribulations of a man diagnosed with colorectal cancer who refuses treatment and establishes a carnal fixation on the tumor that slowly siphons the life out of him.

Carcinoma

2014

The Profane Exhibit poster
3.5

Deep within the underbelly of Paris, there is a club which is the home of a secret, wicked society. At first it resembles an ordinary fetish or Goth nightclub, but within the cavernous building are many hidden rooms, one of which is known as "The Room of Souls," a private gathering place of the world's richest and most evil people. Their host is the elegant yet frightening Madame Sabatier. For their amusement each member takes a turn and spins a true tale of depravity.

The Profane Exhibit

2013

Voyage to Agatis poster
4.5

A seemingly innocent and pleasant yachting cruise under the sun will entice a young prostitute to a dreamy vacation, however, before the end of the day, she will run for her life, hoping to wake up from a demented nightmare.

Voyage to Agatis

2010

Voyage to Agatis poster
4.5

A seemingly innocent and pleasant yachting cruise under the sun will entice a young prostitute to a dreamy vacation, however, before the end of the day, she will run for her life, hoping to wake up from a demented nightmare.

Voyage to Agatis

2010

Voyage to Agatis poster
4.5

A seemingly innocent and pleasant yachting cruise under the sun will entice a young prostitute to a dreamy vacation, however, before the end of the day, she will run for her life, hoping to wake up from a demented nightmare.

Voyage to Agatis

2010

Blight of Humanity poster
6.4

A Sunday walk through the late summer landscape leads not only to a small lake, but also to the abyss of human existence. Dominance and oppression, superiority and humiliation serve for an alleged "incarnation".

Blight of Humanity

2018

Blight of Humanity poster
6.4

A Sunday walk through the late summer landscape leads not only to a small lake, but also to the abyss of human existence. Dominance and oppression, superiority and humiliation serve for an alleged "incarnation".

Blight of Humanity

2018

Blight of Humanity poster
6.4

A Sunday walk through the late summer landscape leads not only to a small lake, but also to the abyss of human existence. Dominance and oppression, superiority and humiliation serve for an alleged "incarnation".

Blight of Humanity

2018

Zombie Nation poster
2.9

A psycho cop has a habit for pulling over random women and taking them to an abandoned warehouse, where he tortures and kills them. He gets what's coming to him when a pack of zombie women rise from their graves in order to get proper revenge.

Zombie Nation

2004

Debris Documentar poster
4.7

The film deals with the everyday life of a man who works on the set of the 2004 Ulli Lommel film Zombie Nation. At the same time this man, Carsten, whose last name is not known, he is planning to realize his own film, a task he finds extremely difficult.

Debris Documentar

2012

Debris Documentar poster
4.7

The film deals with the everyday life of a man who works on the set of the 2004 Ulli Lommel film Zombie Nation. At the same time this man, Carsten, whose last name is not known, he is planning to realize his own film, a task he finds extremely difficult.

Debris Documentar

2012

Debris Documentar poster
4.7

The film deals with the everyday life of a man who works on the set of the 2004 Ulli Lommel film Zombie Nation. At the same time this man, Carsten, whose last name is not known, he is planning to realize his own film, a task he finds extremely difficult.

Debris Documentar

2012

Debris Documentar poster
4.7

The film deals with the everyday life of a man who works on the set of the 2004 Ulli Lommel film Zombie Nation. At the same time this man, Carsten, whose last name is not known, he is planning to realize his own film, a task he finds extremely difficult.

Debris Documentar

2012

The Yearning of Maria D. poster
5.2

On a trip to the Aegean, Maria D., who lives withdrawn and is shy of people, is confronted with the impressions of an archaic culture. Fascinated by the morbidity and religiosity of the people living on a Cycladic island, she decides to put an end to her loneliness.

The Yearning of Maria D.

2018

The Yearning of Maria D. poster
5.2

On a trip to the Aegean, Maria D., who lives withdrawn and is shy of people, is confronted with the impressions of an archaic culture. Fascinated by the morbidity and religiosity of the people living on a Cycladic island, she decides to put an end to her loneliness.

The Yearning of Maria D.

2018

The Yearning of Maria D. poster
5.2

On a trip to the Aegean, Maria D., who lives withdrawn and is shy of people, is confronted with the impressions of an archaic culture. Fascinated by the morbidity and religiosity of the people living on a Cycladic island, she decides to put an end to her loneliness.

The Yearning of Maria D.

2018