---
name: "Derek Vanlint"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/derek-vanlint"
fi1m_id: "derek-vanlint"
imdb_id: "nm0889169"
tmdb_id: 5055
wikidata_id: "Q5262422"
roles: ["Cinematographer"]
born: "7 November 1932"
died: "23 February 2010"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 2
average_fi1m_score: 80
average_over: 2
updated: "2026-10-05T01:56:39.393165+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Derek Vanlint

## Identity

Derek Vanlint

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/derek-vanlint
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** derek-vanlint
- **IMDb ID:** nm0889169
- **TMDB ID:** 5055
- **Wikidata ID:** Q5262422
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Derek_Vanlint, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5262422, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0889169/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/5055

Cinematographer. Born 7 November 1932 in London, England, United Kingdom. Died 23 February 2010.

## Details

- **Work:** Cinematographer
- **Born:** 7 November 1932, London, England, United Kingdom
- **Died:** 23 February 2010
- **Active:** 1979–2000
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1970s 92 (1), 2000s 67 (1)
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Derek_Vanlint, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5262422, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0889169/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/5055

## Streaming the US now

- **Netflix:** [*Alien*](https://film.one/film/alien.md) (92)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Biography

Derek Vanlint (7 November 1932 – 23 February 2010) was a British-born Canadian cinematographer and director. He worked primarily on television commercials and collaborated extensively with Ridley Scott on advertising projects before moving into features.

Vanlint served as director of photography on Scott's *Alien* (1979), earning a nomination for Best Cinematography from the British Society of Cinematographers. He was also cinematographer on *Dragonslayer* (1981) and handled additional photography on *X-Men* (2000). In 2000 he directed and photographed the feature *The Spreading Ground*.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (2)

- *X-Men* (2000), Fi1m 67, Additional Photography — [page](https://film.one/film/x-men.md)
- *Alien* (1979), Fi1m 92, Director of Photography, Cinematography — [page](https://film.one/film/alien.md)

## Complete filmography (8)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *X-Men* (2000), Additional Photography — Fi1m 67, [page](https://film.one/film/x-men.md)
- *Spreading Ground* (2000), Director, Director of Photography
- *The Bed* (1982), Director, Director of Photography
- *Dragonslayer* (1981), Director of Photography
- *Alien* (1979), Director of Photography — Fi1m 92, [page](https://film.one/film/alien.md)
- *Simon Simon* (1970), Director of Photography
- *Morning, Noon and Night* (1967), Producer, Director
- *This Time Tomorrow* (1966), Director of Photography

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