Known for Camera
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.
Born
March 15, 1934 (age 92)
Birthplace
Osnabrück, Germany
Filmography
39 films, 8 shows


Hollow Man
2000 · 1h 52m
country: Germany
Cocky researcher Sebastian Caine is working on a project to make living creatures invisible. Determined to achieve the ultimate breakthrough, Caine pushes his team to move to the next phase — using himself as the subject. The test is a success, but when the process can't be reversed and Caine seems doomed to future without flesh, he starts to turn increasingly dangerous.


Starship Troopers
1997 · 2h 9m
country: United States
Set in the future, the story follows a young soldier named Johnny Rico and his exploits in the Mobile Infantry. Rico's military career progresses from recruit to non-commissioned officer and finally to officer against the backdrop of an interstellar war between mankind and an arachnoid species known as "the Bugs."


Showgirls
1995 · 2h 11m
country: United States
Fresh to Las Vegas with no connections, Nomi Malone takes a job as an exotic dancer. Her talents are quickly noticed by Cristal, a headlining dancer who senses an opportunity to bolster her own act. But Nomi won’t play second fiddle and soon begins her venomous path to the top, ruthlessly backstabbing anyone who gets in her way.


Untamed Heart
1993 · 1h 42m
country: United States
Caroline, a young waitress who seems to have bad taste in men, is on her way home one night when thugs attempt to rape her. Adam, the mysterious busboy who works at the same diner, helps fight off the assailants, and she begins a relationship with him -- but not all their fellow Minnesotans are happy for them. Meanwhile, the couple face their own difficulties when Caroline finds about Adam's past, including his unique health condition.


Total Recall
1990 · 1h 53m
country: United States
Construction worker Douglas Quaid's obsession with the planet Mars leads him to visit Rekall, a virtual vacation company that manufactures memories. When something goes wrong during Quaid's memory implant procedure, his life turns upside down, leading him to question what is reality and what isn't.


Rocket Gibraltar
1988 · 1h 39m
country: United States
A man's family comes for his 77th birthday and while he loves all of his children and their children, he and his children don't exactly connect. However, he connects with his grandchildren. And he tells them what he wants for his birthday and they do what they can to give it to him.


RoboCop
1987 · 1h 42m
country: United States
In a violent, near-apocalyptic Detroit, evil corporation Omni Consumer Products wins a contract from the city government to privatize the police force. To test their crime-eradicating cyborgs, the company leads street cop Alex Murphy into an armed confrontation with crime lord Boddicker so they can use his body to support their untested RoboCop prototype. But when RoboCop learns of the company's nefarious plans, he turns on his masters.


52 Pick-Up
1986 · 1h 50m
country: United States
Harry Mitchell is a successful Los Angeles manufacturer whose wife is running for city council. His life is turned upside down when three blackmailers confront him with a videotape of him with his young mistress and demand $100,000. Fearing that the story will hurt his wife's political campaign if he goes to the police, Harry pretends that he will pay the men, but does not follow through.


The NeverEnding Story
1984 · 1h 41m
country: Germany
While hiding from bullies in his school's attic, a young boy discovers the extraordinary land of Fantasia, through a magical book called The Neverending Story. The book tells the tale of Atreyu, a young warrior who, with the help of a luck dragon named Falkor, must save Fantasia from the destruction of The Nothing.


The Roaring Fifties
1983 · 2h 6m
country: Germany
The Second World War is over and now begins in post-war Germany, the reconstruction. Jakob Formann sees his chance here and begins a rapid rise as an entrepreneur.


Das Boot
1981 · 2h 30m
country: Germany
A German submarine hunts allied ships during the Second World War, but it soon becomes the hunted. The crew tries to survive below the surface, while stretching both the boat and themselves to their limits.


Spetters
1980 · 2h
country: Netherlands
Amateur dirt-bikers Rien and Hans–and their mechanic Eef–each fall in love with Fientje, a young woman who, with her brother Jaap, works a concession stand at the races. Everyone seeks a better life: Fientje wants out of the business and away from Jaap; and Rien and Hans aim to make their marks as pro racers, like their hero, Gerrit Witkamp.


Tod oder Freiheit
1977 · 1h 34m
country: Germany


Soldier of Orange
1977 · 2h 28m
country: Belgium
The lives of Erik Lanshof and five of his closest friends take different paths when the German army invades the Netherlands in 1940: fight and resistance, fear and resignation, collaboration and high treason.


The Brothers
1977 · 1h 35m
country: Germany
Sex, violence, and family secrets in the German countryside.


21 Hours at Munich
1976 · 1h 41m
country: United States
A dramatization of the incident in 1972 when Arab terrorists broke into the Olympic compound in Munich and murdered 11 Israeli athletes.


Montana Trap
1976 · 1h 34m
country: Germany
Potato Fritz and his friends have moved from Germany to the American Wild West, settling eventually in the Rockies. They are besieged by what appear to them to be hostile Native Americans. Before too long, it becomes clear that the hostiles are in fact a gang of gold thieves. This movie is notable among German-made Westerns for its use of authentic period costumes and firearms.


Dear Fatherland Be at Peace
1976 · 1h 32m
country: Germany
1964 in Berlin, not long after the raise of the wall that separated the city: ex-prisoner Bruno is chosen by the eastern secret agency to be sent west with a special order. However as soon as he's crossed the border, he reports to the police. He claims his order was to kidnap someone, but he doesn't know who yet. He's forced to continue feignedly. However the east agents don't really trust him and play a double game...


The Lost Honor of Katharina Blum
1975 · 1h 44m
country: Germany
After a chance encounter with a wanted man, a woman is harassed by the police and press until she takes violent action.


Supermarket
1974 · 1h 24m
country: Germany
A drifting teen slips from petty crime into exploitation on the streets of Hamburg, courted by a self-serving journalist and a predatory pimp, before a doomed romance pushes him toward a desperate armed-robbery scheme he can’t outrun.


Schmetterlinge weinen nicht
1970 · 1h 28m
country: Germany
Cilly is too young for compromises. The man she loves is much older than her. Although he too is overwhelmed by his passion, he hesitates to burn all his bridges. When he is finally ready to end his marriage for this relationship, the conflicts between the lovers become increasingly intense...


The Accident
1968 · 1h 12m
country: Germany
The brother of a Spanish immigrant worker comes to Germany just to find out that his brother was the victim of a freak accident.


No Shooting Time for Foxes
1966 · 1h 29m
country: Germany
Two old school friends, both in their late twenties. One lives on his parent’s rural estate and does nothing; the other half-heartedly pursues work as a journalist in Düsseldorf.


Dresden 1964 - Im Zwinger
1965 · 13m
country: Germany


Hollywood in Deliblatska Pescara
1965 · 12m
country: Germany
Short documentary on the making of Henry Levin's Genghis Khan, which filmed on location in Yugoslavia. The final film's epic battle scenes are contrasted with the mundane reality of life on a film set.
Jugendweihe 1964/65
Jugendweihe 1964/65
1965 · 14m
country: Germany
Die Teutonen kommen
Die Teutonen kommen
1962 · 13m
country: Germany
A satirical examination of the ways the influx of German tourists to Spain affects the local population.
Bodega Bohemia
Bodega Bohemia
1962 · 12m
country: Germany


Moscow Is Calling!
1959 · 12m
country: Germany
A film made secretly in Moscow by Peter Schamoni during the World Festival of Youth and Students in the summer of 1957. His cameraman was Jost Vacano. During their trip, they made authentic film and audio recordings of a kind that had never been seen before in Western countries.