Directing
Marian Dora
Place of birth
Germany
Known for
Directing
Credits
49 titles
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.
Known for
3.9Upon 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
6.0A 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
5.0Cannibal 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
3.4Deep 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
4.5A 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
2.9A 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
Film credits
2020s · 2 titles
2010s · 6 titles
7.0Delves 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
4.7The 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
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
Gustav Ljungdahl talks about the making of Marian Dora's "Das Verlangen der Maria D."
Shooting Underground
2019
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
Actor Jörg Wischnauski talks about his role in Marian Dora's "Pesthauch der Menschlichkeit".
Tribut der Unmenschlichkeit
2019
Behind the camera
3.9Upon 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
3.9Upon 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
3.9Upon 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
6.0A 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
6.0A 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
6.0A 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
5.0Cannibal 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
5.0Cannibal 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
5.0Cannibal 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
3.4Deep 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
4.5A 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
4.5A 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
4.5A 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
2.9A 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
5.3The 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
5.3The 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
5.3The 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
4.7The 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
4.7The 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
4.7The 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
4.7The 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
NRA short film about the production of Incubus by Jess Franco.
Journey into Perversion
2001
5.2On 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
5.2On 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
5.2On 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
NRWith a duration of 150 minutes, GORE TAPES includes trailers for films distributed by the label from 2019 to today, but also those of some of the new releases arriving in the coming months. Among these we remember the trailers for Orozco the Embalmer, Lucker the Necrophagous, The Life and Death Of a Porno Gang, Trypophobic Possession, films by Aldo Lado, Marian Dora, Andrey Iskanov, Jonathan Doe, Domiziano Cristopharo, Scott Schirmer, Brett Mullen and many other titles among the most extreme in the catalogue.
GORE TAPES
2024
10.0In a cramped apartment, a naked man caresses himself in an equivocal manner with a small doll. A visitor rings the bell. The two men shake hands and begin to chat quietly. Their meeting seems to be a date where they will indulge in a masochistic sexual game. But very quickly, the events will degenerate. This is when the doll comes into play.
Der Puppenschänder II
2000
Herbert Fux talks about his role in the 1970 film "Hexen bis aufs Blut gequält" also known as "Mark of the Devil"
The Devil's Torturer
2004
NRShort film directed by Marian Dora. Cut together from the unreleased short "Hänsel & Gretel" and Lommel's Boogeyman: Reincarnation.
Morbid Montage
2018
5.2The film is a documentary that explores the world of two underground actors, Thomas Goersch and Marco Klammer, through conversations, reflections and previously unseen content, offering a glimpse into their world and into the creative process of director Marian Dora.
Thomas and Marco
2022
5.2The film is a documentary that explores the world of two underground actors, Thomas Goersch and Marco Klammer, through conversations, reflections and previously unseen content, offering a glimpse into their world and into the creative process of director Marian Dora.
Thomas and Marco
2022
5.2The film is a documentary that explores the world of two underground actors, Thomas Goersch and Marco Klammer, through conversations, reflections and previously unseen content, offering a glimpse into their world and into the creative process of director Marian Dora.
Thomas and Marco
2022
5.2The film is a documentary that explores the world of two underground actors, Thomas Goersch and Marco Klammer, through conversations, reflections and previously unseen content, offering a glimpse into their world and into the creative process of director Marian Dora.
Thomas and Marco
2022
NRA man returns home, only to meet his tragic end.
Sad Impression
2004
NRMarian Dora short film.
In Memoriam Carl Andersen
2012
NRMarian Dora short film.
In Memoriam Carl Andersen
2012
NRAn epic-scaled avant-garde underground project that will cover both the Old and New Testament, featuring segments from various filmmakers and their beautifully extreme visions of the myriad of biblical stories.
White Gardenia: The King James Bible
2026
10.0This short experimental film by Marian Dora combines the images of springtime and the autopsy of an old man; accompanied with organ music.
A Springtime Morning
2016
4.7A man abuses and kills a woman.
Provokation
2002
NRA short film by Marian Dora
Erotic Fantasy
2011


