
Jost Vacano
Cinematography · b. 1934 · 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.
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Movie7.3DocumentarySince the invention of cinema, the standard format for recording moving images has been film. Over the past two decades, a new form of digital filmmaking has emerged, creating a groundbreaking evolution in the medium. Keanu Reeves explores the development of cinema and the impact of digital filmmaking via in-depth interviews with Hollywood masters, such as James Cameron, David Fincher, David Lynch, Christopher Nolan, Martin Scorsese, George Lucas, Steven Soderbergh, and many more.
Side by Side
2012 · 318 votes
Movie7.0DocumentaryA feature documentary celebrating Wolfgang Petersen's 1984 classic The NeverEnding Story via cast and crew interviews, whilst exploring the lives of stars Noah Hathaway and Tami Stronach since those breakthrough roles.
Life After the NeverEnding Story
2024 · 1 votes
Movie8.0DocumentaryA behind-the-scenes look at director Paul Verhoeven's imaginative re-telling of Robert Heinlein's classic science fiction novel. Produced for the “Starship Troopers” DVD.
Death from Above: The Making of 'Starship Troopers'
2002 · 3 votes
Movie6.4DocumentaryThe gritty, kinetic, visionary cinema of Roland Klick is ripe for rediscovery. After shooting with international stars, such as Mario Adorf and Dennis Hopper, Klick celebrated international success and achieved cult status. Yet after making only six features, he disappeared from the scene in a rather mysterious way. The story of an uncompromising film maniac.
Roland Klick: The Heart Is a Hungry Hunter
2013 · 5 votes
Movie7.1DocumentaryHistoryIn 1981, a film about the misadventures of a German U-boat crew in 1941 becomes a worldwide hit almost four decades after the end of the World War II. Millions of viewers worldwide make Das Boot the most internationally successful German film of all time. But due to disputes over the script, accidents on the set, and voices accusing the makers of glorifying the war, the project was many times on the verge of being cancelled.
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Documentary by Eckhart Schmidt.
Movie7.8DocumentaryA look behind the scenes at the making of this science fiction classic about a policeman killed in the line of duty, only to be reborn as a half-man, half-machine supercop. Includes interviews with star Peter Weller and director Paul Verhoeven, who give their views on the efforts that went into making the film.
Flesh + Steel: The Making of 'RoboCop'
2001 · 4 votes
Movie6.5DocumentaryHistoryThe international success of the film Das Boot by Wolfgang Petersen made U-96 one of the most famous submarines in cinematic history. But the true story of one of Hitler's most fearsome U-boats and its crew goes far beyond fiction. For the first time, this documentary sheds light on the reality behind the fiction through exclusive interviews with the makers and actors of Das Boot, as well as the last survivors of the time. In doing so, this documentary explores how Hitler's propaganda images may have influenced the visual and narrative force of Das Boot.
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TV7.9DocumentaryAn in-depth look into the ground breaking franchise and features new interviews with cast and crew.
RoboDoc: The Creation of RoboCop
2023 · 11 votes