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Jan de Bont
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Jan de Bont is a male film director, cinematographer, film producer, and screenwriter from the Kingdom of the Netherlands. Born in Eindhoven, Noord-Brabant, on October 22, 1943, he is a citizen of the Netherlands. He speaks and writes in English and Dutch, with English as his native language. He is married to Monique van de Ven.
De Bont was educated at the Netherlands Film Academy. His professional work began in 1965 and continued until 2016. He is associated with the Camera department. His career is noted for activity during the period starting from January 1, 1988.
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Eindhoven, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands
Jan de Bont (Dutch: [ˈjɑn də ˈbɔnt]; born October 22, 1943) is a Dutch retired cinematographer, director and film producer. He is best known for directing the films Speed (1994) and Twister (1996). As a director of photography, de Bont also worked on numerous blockbusters and genre films, including Roar, Cujo, Flesh and Blood, Die Hard, The Hunt for Red October, Lethal Weapon 3, and Basic…
Known for
- Bruce Willis : les secrets d'une icône — Self2025
- Basic Instinct: Sex, Death & Stone — Self2020
- Ken San — Self2016
- Dog Days: The Making of 'Cujo' — Self2007
- Black Rain: Making The Film — Self2006
- The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing — Self2004
- Beneath the Surface: The Making of 'The Hunt for Red October' — Self2003
- Hollywood by Bike — Self1993
- The Ditvoorst Domains — Self1992
- Lethal Weapon 3 — Dutch Cameraman (uncredited)1992
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Key facts
- Born
- ( 1943-10-22 ) 22 October 1943 (age 82) , Eindhoven , Netherlands
- Occupations
- Film director producer cinematographer
- Years active
- 1966–1992 (Cinematography) , 1994–2003 (Director)
- Spouses
- Monique van de Ven ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1973 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 1988 ) Trish Reeves
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Jan
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Kingdom of the Netherlands
- Place of birth
- Eindhoven
- Spouse
- Monique van de Ven
- Occupation
- filmmaker
- Educated at
- Netherlands Film Academy
- Languages spoken
- Dutch
- Native language
- English language
- Image
- Jan de Bont (1973).jpg
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- date of birth
- 1943-10-22
- Commons category
- Jan de Bont
- start of work period
- 1965-00-00
- floruit
- 1988-01-01
- end of work period
- 2016-01-01
- Commons Creator page
- Jan de Bont
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Encyclopedic overview
Jan de Bont ( Dutch: [ˈjɑn də ˈbɔnt]; born 22 October 1943) is a Dutch retired film director, producer, and a former cinematographer.
As director, he's best known for action and adventure films like Speed (1994) and Twister (1996). As cinematographer, he is known for blockbusters and genre films like Die Hard (1988), The Hunt for Red October (1990), Lethal Weapon 3 (1992), and Basic Instinct (1992).
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