---
title: 'Dora Brandes (1916)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Magnus Stifter'
released: '1916-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 85
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'German Empire'
  - 'Germany'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/dora-brandes-1916'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0132097/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Dora Brandes (1916)

1916 · 85 min · Drama · German Empire, Germany


## Synopsis

Dora Brandes is a 1916 German silent film directed by Magnus Stifter, starring Asta Nielsen, with a screenplay by Martin Jørgensen, and Louis Levy. Dora is an actress who is involved with a politician, Gustave, as her lover. With money from Dora's former admirer, she decides to help further Gustave's political career. Once he becomes a parliamentary deputy, he achieves his goals and leaves Dora. Dora cannot handle the betrayal and begins to drink and starts on a social decline. Years later, Gustave becomes a minister and Dora returns to his life to help him yet again with his career. Gustave does not accept Dora as a lover again due to her ill past, causing Dora to commit suicide.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Magnus Stifter](https://cinepixo.com/people/magnus-stifter)
- **Director of Photography:** [Carl Ferdinand Fischer](https://cinepixo.com/people/carl-ferdinand-fischer)

## Cast

- [Ludwig Trautmann](https://cinepixo.com/people/ludwig-trautmann)
- [Asta Nielsen](https://cinepixo.com/people/asta-nielsen)

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