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Olaf Ittenbach

Olaf Ittenbach

Director, writer and producer · Born April 1, 1969 (57) · Fürstenfeldbruck, Germany

Ittenbach was born in Fürstenfeldbruck, Germany. Before creating his first film, Black Past (1989), he worked as dental technician. In 2003, he won the Golden Glibb Award for Beyond the Limits at the Weekend of Fear in Nuremberg, Germany In 2005, he created the special effects for the big budget horror/action film, BloodRayne, directed by Uwe Boll.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
April 1, 1969 (57)
From
Fürstenfeldbruck, Germany
Works as
Director, writer and producer
Titles
9 on MovieCove · 55 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 38 days to Oct 27Up 47% in 30 days

What are Olaf Ittenbach's films like?

Across a limited sample of 3 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Self.

Themes

share of theme weight
Survival
33%
Self
30%
Bonds
22%
Morality
15%

What they feel like to watch

their average across 3 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Dark: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their dark movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 1 · Serious 0 · Dark 2

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 1 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 1

Intense: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their intense movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 1 · Charged 0 · Intense 2

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

A split, not a type: Steady 1 · Shifting 0 · Whiplash 2

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 1 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 1

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 0 · Relentless 0

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 3 · Engaged 0 · Full focus 0

Open-ended: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their open-ended movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 1 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 1

Moods and endings

endings shown from 5 titles

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
3
Dread
2
Absurd
1
Cold
1

How their films linger

Unsettling2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Olaf Ittenbach's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 5 of their 9 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Olaf Ittenbach's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

55 credits, 9 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

  • Citizen Vigilante(2026)

    Special Effects Makeup Artist

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Start Young (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Director · Producer · Writer

  • Levizia (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Director · Special Effects · Writer

  • Die Boten des Todes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    as Spiegel

  • Hanau (Deutschland im Winter - Part 1)(2022)

    Special Effects Makeup Artist

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • Village People - Tod aus dem All (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Special Effects

  • Garden of Love II (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Director · Writer

  • Bittersweet Revenge (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Special Effects · as Thorsten Knaur

  • Tatort Calw - Auge um Auge (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Makeup Effects

  • The Key (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Screenplay

  • 5 Seasons (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Director · Pyrotechnician · Visual Effects · Writer

  • Terror Creek (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Special Effects Makeup Artist

  • Baggerführer Bob (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Actor

  • Help Me I Am Dead - Die Geschichte der Anderen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Special Effects Makeup Artist

  • Savage Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Director · Producer · Special Effects Makeup Artist · Writer

  • Yellow (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Special Effects Manager

  • Legend of Hell (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Director · Producer · Writer

  • The Last Employee (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Special Effects Supervisor

  • Sex, Dogz and Rock n Roll (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Pyrotechnician · Special Effects Makeup Artist

  • La Isla (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Special Effects Makeup Artist

  • Beyond Remedy(2009)

    Special Effects Makeup Artist

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • Chainsaw Zombies Redux (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Thanks

  • No Reason(2010)

    Director · Producer · Special Effects Makeup Artist · Writer

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films

  • La Petite mort (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Special Effects

  • Prison of Hell: K3 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Cinematographer · Special Effects

  • Family Saga 2 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Director · Producer · Special Effects · Writer · as Vater

  • 1968 Tunnel Rats(2008)

    Makeup Effects

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • Dard Divorce(2007)

    Director · Producer · Screenplay · Sound Designer · Special Effects Makeup Artist · Story · Writer · as Guy on Street

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films

  • Barricade (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Special Effects · Special Effects Makeup Artist

  • Mutation - Annihilation (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Special Effects Makeup Artist · as Walker

  • Angel of Death 2: The Prison Island Massacre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Special Effects Makeup Artist

  • Seed(2006)

    Special Effects Makeup Artist

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • 5 vor 12 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Makeup Effects

  • Chain Reaction (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Director · Executive Producer · Special Effects Makeup Artist · Writer · as Prisoner

  • Family Saga (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Director · Producer · Writer · as Father

  • BloodRayne(2005)

    Second Unit Director · Special Effects Makeup Artist

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • Killerbus (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Special Effects

  • Tatort Calw - Die Hollywoodmorde (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Makeup Effects

  • Deuteronomium – Der Tag des jüngsten Gerichts (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Special Effects · Special Effects Makeup Artist

  • Rigor Mortis (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Special Effects Supervisor

  • Tatort Calw - Opfer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Special Effects Makeup Artist · as Pathologe See

  • Beyond the Limits (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Director · Special Effects Makeup Artist · Writer

  • Garden of Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Director · Screenplay · Special Effects Makeup Artist · Actor

  • Space Wolf (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Special Effects · as Hitchhiker

  • Mutation 2 - Generation Dead (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Special Effects Supervisor · as Walker

  • Riverplay (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Director · Writer · as Daniel

  • Legion of the Dead(2001)

    Director · Screenplay · Special Effects Makeup Artist

    Midcredits score: 2nd percentile of all films

  • The Making of 'Riverplay' (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Producer · Production Manager · as Self

  • Premutos: The Fallen Angel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Director · Casting · Editor · Producer · Production Manager · Screenplay · Special Effects · as Matthias

  • Making of 'Premutos - Der gefallene Engel' (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Director · Producer · as Self

  • The Burning Moon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Director · Lighting Director · Location Manager · Stunts · Writer · as Peter

  • The Making of Burning Moon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Director · Editor · as Himself

  • Black Past (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Director · Producer · Special Effects · Special Effects Makeup Artist · Visual Effects · as Thommy

  • Slaughter Night (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Director · Actor

  • The Last Train (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Director

Career shape

A full career of 55 titles, 54 of them dated from 1987 to 2026.

Highest rated

No Reason (2010)

Midcredits 9th

Most popular right now

Legion of the Dead (2001)

Film career

  • 1989Screen debut· Black Past
  • 1989First top-billed film· Black Past

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting17 of 55: 2 only acting, 15 with another roleDirecting22 of 55: 1 only directing, 21 with another roleWriting18 of 55: 1 only writing, 17 with another roleProducing12 of 55: 0 only producing, 12 with another roleCinematography1 of 55: 0 only cinematography, 1 with another roleEditing2 of 55: 0 only editing, 2 with another roleOther crew43 of 55: 23 only other crew, 20 with another role · typical Midcredits score3rd

55 titles, 28 with more than one role — other crew and directing overlap on 13 of them.

By decade

1980s2 · 2 acting · 2 crew1990s4 · 2 acting · 4 crew2000s25 · 10 acting · 25 crew2010s18 · 2 acting · 17 crew2020s5 · 1 acting · 4 crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.

How do Olaf Ittenbach's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 3rd percentile, the median of all 9; across a limited sample of 3 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 7th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

7thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Approval · how many liked their films

6thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Reach · how many have seen their films

52ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Midcredits score across 9 titles, by percentile

  • 25th to 49th1
  • Below 25th8

Shape of the crowd

7 of their 9 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Panned1
  • Divisive1
  • Mixed7

Most divisive · actor, director, writer, producer

Dard Divorce (2007)

74th percentile spread · 63% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · director, writer, producer

No Reason (2010)

Midcredits 9th · 23% liked

Reviewers score the pacing 28/100 in their films, across 3 reviewed titles; fans 43, detractors 15. The element that speaks to their work as a director.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Who does Olaf Ittenbach work with?

People who share at least 2 of Olaf Ittenbach's MovieCove titles; Martina Ittenbach shares the most, 2.