Jost Vacano

Born: 1934-03-15

Place: Osnabrück, Germany

Jost Vacano, BVK (born 15 March 1934) is a German cinematographer. He was the cinematographer of Das Boot and he also worked together with director Paul Verhoeven on seven films, including RoboCop and Total Recall.

Member of the American Society of Cinematographers (ASC) since 1991.

Known For

Hollywood, Germany - Die amerikanische Herausforderung

Hollywood, Germany - Die amerikanische Herausforderung

Side by Side

Roland Klick: The Heart Is a Hungry Hunter

Roland Klick: The Heart Is a Hungry Hunter

Das Boot Revisited: An Underwater Success Story

Das Boot Revisited: An Underwater Success Story

U-96, The True Story of 'Das Boot'

Life After the NeverEnding Story

Flesh + Steel: The Making of 'RoboCop'

Also Appeared With…

Wolfgang Petersen

3 shared projects Shared Movies

Günter Rohrbach

3 shared projects Shared Movies

Otto Sander

2 shared projects Shared Movies

Jürgen Prochnow

2 shared projects Shared Movies

Percy Adlon

1 shared project Shared Movies

Doris Dörrie

1 shared project Shared Movies

Helmut Dietl

1 shared project Shared Movies

Claus Boje

1 shared project Shared Movies

Wolfgang Braun

1 shared project Shared Movies

Willi Bär

1 shared project Shared Movies

Jakob Claussen

1 shared project Shared Movies

Uli Edel

1 shared project Shared Movies

Roles by Genre

Genre Evolution Over Time

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Side by Side

Life After the NeverEnding Story

Full Filmography

🏆 Award Stats

0 total wins
2 nominations

1996

Hollywood, Germany - Die amerikanische Herausforderung as Self

2001

Flesh + Steel: The Making of 'RoboCop' as Himself 🏆

2012

Side by Side as Self 🏆

2013

Roland Klick: The Heart Is a Hungry Hunter as Himself 🏆

2021

Das Boot Revisited: An Underwater Success Story as Self - Das Boot DOP (voice)

2023

U-96, The True Story of 'Das Boot' as Self

2024

Life After the NeverEnding Story as Self