Jost Vacano
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Jost Vacano is a German cinematographer renowned for his dynamic, technically innovative work on films such as "Das Boot," "RoboCop," and other major international productions.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Jost Vacano canonical | 9 |
| Jost | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3988727 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Jost Vacano Context triple: [Starship Troopers, cinematographyBy, Jost Vacano]
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A.
Valter
Valter is a masculine given name used in various European countries, generally equivalent to the English name Walter.
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B.
Karl Vash
Karl Vash was a cinematographer known for his work on the Nazi propaganda film "Triumph des Willens" directed by Leni Riefenstahl.
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C.
Matthias Zumtaugwald
Matthias Zumtaugwald was a 19th-century Swiss mountain guide and climber known for participating in the first ascent of Dufourspitze, the highest peak in Switzerland.
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D.
Othmar
Othmar is a masculine given name of Germanic origin, notably borne by the Swiss-American civil engineer Othmar Ammann.
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E.
Johanus
Johanus is a given name, likely a variant or diminutive of Johan, used as a personal first name in some cultures.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Jost Vacano Target entity description: Jost Vacano is a German cinematographer renowned for his dynamic, technically innovative work on films such as "Das Boot," "RoboCop," and other major international productions.
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A.
Valter
Valter is a masculine given name used in various European countries, generally equivalent to the English name Walter.
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B.
Karl Vash
Karl Vash was a cinematographer known for his work on the Nazi propaganda film "Triumph des Willens" directed by Leni Riefenstahl.
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C.
Matthias Zumtaugwald
Matthias Zumtaugwald was a 19th-century Swiss mountain guide and climber known for participating in the first ascent of Dufourspitze, the highest peak in Switzerland.
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D.
Othmar
Othmar is a masculine given name of Germanic origin, notably borne by the Swiss-American civil engineer Othmar Ammann.
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E.
Johanus
Johanus is a given name, likely a variant or diminutive of Johan, used as a personal first name in some cultures.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
German cinematographer
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cinematographer ⓘ person ⓘ |
| activeInDecade |
1960s
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1970s ⓘ 1980s ⓘ 1990s ⓘ 2000s ⓘ |
| activeInIndustry | film ⓘ |
| awardNomination | Academy Award for Best Cinematography ⓘ |
| awardNominationForWork |
Das Boot (1981 film)
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surface form:
Das Boot
|
| birthCountry | Germany ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1934-03-15 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Osnabrück ⓘ |
| birthYear | 1934 ⓘ |
| collaboratedWith |
Paul Verhoeven
ⓘ
Wolfgang Petersen ⓘ |
| countryOfWork |
Germany
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| familyName | Vacano ⓘ |
| field | cinematography ⓘ |
| genreWorkedIn |
action film
ⓘ
science fiction film ⓘ war film ⓘ |
| givenName | Jost ⓘ |
| knownFor |
dynamic camera work
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technical innovation in cinematography ⓘ |
| language | German ⓘ |
| name | Jost Vacano self-link ⓘ |
| nationality | German ⓘ |
| notableFor | submarine interiors cinematography in Das Boot ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Das Boot (1981 film)
ⓘ
surface form:
Das Boot
film "RoboCop" ⓘ
surface form:
RoboCop
Soldier of Orange ⓘ Starship Troopers ⓘ The Lost Honour of Katharina Blum ⓘ
surface form:
The Lost Honor of Katharina Blum
The NeverEnding Story (1984 film) ⓘ
surface form:
The NeverEnding Story
Total Recall ⓘ |
| occupation | cinematographer ⓘ |
| styleCharacteristic |
handheld camera work
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intense, immersive visuals ⓘ use of innovative camera rigs ⓘ |
| workedOnFilm |
Das Boot (1981 film)
ⓘ
surface form:
Das Boot
film "RoboCop" ⓘ
surface form:
RoboCop
Soldier of Orange ⓘ Starship Troopers ⓘ The Lost Honour of Katharina Blum ⓘ
surface form:
The Lost Honor of Katharina Blum
The NeverEnding Story (1984 film) ⓘ
surface form:
The NeverEnding Story
Total Recall ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Jost Vacano Description of subject: Jost Vacano is a German cinematographer renowned for his dynamic, technically innovative work on films such as "Das Boot," "RoboCop," and other major international productions.
Referenced by (11)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Jost
this entity surface form:
Jost
subject surface form:
RoboCop