Portrait of Rolf Olsen

Writing

Rolf Olsen

Career

Active from 1951 to 1992, busiest in 1966 and 1974 with 5 main titles each.

Average score
GoodWatch score57/100
Highest rated
Poster for Devil's Girls
Devil's Girls
GoodWatch score72/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 3 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.4 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 3.8 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 4.4 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.1 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.6 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.1 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Rolf Olsen Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Psychological
    3.5, average 5.5
  • Pathos
    3.5, average 5.3
  • Catharsis
    3.3, average 5.1
  • Contemporary Realism
    4.2, average 5.4

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Lighthearted 3
  • Nostalgic 3
  • German Crime Film 2
  • German Comedy 2
  • 1970s Setting 2
  • Hamburg 2
  • German Cinema 2
  • Character-Driven 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

75
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

1 title
"Auf der Alm da gibt's koa Sünd" - Die Erotikfilme der 1960er, -70er und -80er Jahre
"Auf der Alm da gibt's koa Sünd" - Die Erotikfilme der 1960er, -70er und -80er Jahre (2024)

as (archive footage) (uncredited)

1980s

4 titles · average score 45
Starke Zeiten
Starke Zeiten (1988)

Director, Screenplay

Shocking Asia II: The Last Taboos
Shocking Asia II: The Last Taboos (1985)
GoodWatch score 45

Director

Fatima und der Friede der Welt
Fatima und der Friede der Welt (1983)

Director, Writer

Ein Kaktus ist kein Lutschbonbon
Ein Kaktus ist kein Lutschbonbon (1981)

as Bank Clerk

1970s

21 titles · average score 55
Ekstase - Der Prozeß gegen die Satansmädchen
Ekstase - Der Prozeß gegen die Satansmädchen (1979)

Director, Screenplay

Journey Into the Beyond
Journey Into the Beyond (1975)

Director

Shocking Asia
Shocking Asia (1974)
GoodWatch score 55

Writer, Director

Käpt'n Senkstakes Abenteuer - Ay, ay, Sheriff
Käpt'n Senkstakes Abenteuer - Ay, ay, Sheriff (1974)

Director

Unsere Tante ist das Letzte
Unsere Tante ist das Letzte (1973)

as Paco

Bloody Friday
Bloody Friday (1972)
GoodWatch score 61

as Luigi's Boss

Das Geheimnis der Mary Celeste
Das Geheimnis der Mary Celeste (1972)

Writer

Nurses for Sale
Nurses for Sale (1971)

as Polizeipräsident Herculano

That Can't Shake Our Willi!
That Can't Shake Our Willi! (1970)
GoodWatch score 54

as Romolo

Wenn du bei mir bist
Wenn du bei mir bist (1970)

Screenplay

The Priest of St. Pauli
The Priest of St. Pauli (1970)

as Nieby

Hotel by the Hour
Hotel by the Hour (1970)

Director, Screenplay

1960s

33 titles · average score 60
On the Reeperbahn at Half Past Midnight
On the Reeperbahn at Half Past Midnight (1969)

as Helgoland Tourist

Women for Sale
Women for Sale (1969)

Writer

The Doctor of St. Pauli
The Doctor of St. Pauli (1968)

as Leichenbeschauer

Heubodengeflüster
Heubodengeflüster (1967)

as Limbusch

Devil's Girls
Devil's Girls (1967)
GoodWatch score 72

Director, Screenplay

When Night Falls on the Reeperbahn
When Night Falls on the Reeperbahn (1967)

as Doctor

$1,000 on the Black
$1,000 on the Black (1966)
GoodWatch score 55

Writer

Where Are You Taking That Woman
Where Are You Taking That Woman (1966)
GoodWatch score 60

Screenplay

Call Girls of Frankfurt
Call Girls of Frankfurt (1966)

Director, Screenplay

The Haunted Castle in Salzkammergut
The Haunted Castle in Salzkammergut (1966)

Director, Screenplay

The Last Ride to Santa Cruz
The Last Ride to Santa Cruz (1964)

as John

The Queen of the Pirates
The Queen of the Pirates (1960)

Story

1950s

16 titles
Der Schatz vom Toplitzsee
Der Schatz vom Toplitzsee (1959)

Writer

Mädchen für die Mambobar
Mädchen für die Mambobar (1959)

as Rutka

Das Nachtlokal zum Silbermond
Das Nachtlokal zum Silbermond (1959)

as Police Commissioner Elam

Solang' die Sterne glüh'n
Solang' die Sterne glüh'n (1958)

Screenplay

Ooh... diese Ferien
Ooh... diese Ferien (1958)

as Otto Muffler

Vier Mädels aus der Wachau
Vier Mädels aus der Wachau (1957)

Writer

Heimweh... dort, wo die Blumen blüh'n
Heimweh... dort, wo die Blumen blüh'n (1957)

Writer

Das Glück liegt auf der Straße
Das Glück liegt auf der Straße (1957)

Screenplay

Kaiserball
Kaiserball (1956)

as Richard Müller

Gestatten, mein Name ist Cox
Gestatten, mein Name ist Cox (1955)

as Geschäftsmann Hasafi

Das Dorf unterm Himmel
Das Dorf unterm Himmel (1953)

Novel

In Munich Stands a Hofbäuhaus
In Munich Stands a Hofbäuhaus (1951)

Writer