Jost Vacano

Cinematographer. Born 15 March 1934 in Osnabrück, Germany.

Titles on Fi1m

Average Fi1m score

Oscar nomination

Born

15 March 1934, Osnabrück, Germany

Active

1977–1997

Frequently works with

Paul Verhoeven, Alan Marshall, Dean Riesner, Edward Neumeier, Herbert Grönemeyer, Hubertus Bengsch, Jürgen Prochnow, Klaus Wennemann

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Biography

Jost Vacano is a German cinematographer. Born on 15 March 1934 in Osnabrück, he began working in advertising and documentary films in the 1950s before moving into features.

He is known for his work on Das Boot (1981), for which he received an Academy Award nomination, The NeverEnding Story (1984), RoboCop (1987), Total Recall (1990), Showgirls (1995), Starship Troopers (1997) and Hollow Man (2000). He collaborated with director Paul Verhoeven on seven films. Vacano has been a member of the American Society of Cinematographers since 1991.

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