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Jan de Bont (Dutch: [ˈjɑn də ˈbɔnt]; born 22 October 1943) is a Dutch cinematographer, film director, and film producer. He is best known for directing the films Speed (1994) and Twister (1996).
Jan de Bont is a Dutch-born filmmaker who has worked as a cinematographer, producer and director on various movies, including Speed, Twister and Minority Report. He was born in 1943 and has been married twice, and was once scalped by a lion on the set of Roar.
Learn about the life and career of Jan de Bont, a Dutch cinematographer and director of Speed, Twister and The Haunting. Find out his family, trademark, trivia and salary.
Jul 15, 2024 · If he’d only ever been a cinematographer, Jan de Bont would have had an impressive career. Working with Paul Verhoeven , Richard Donner and Ridley Scott , the Dutch cameraman helped lens some of the most memorable action films and thrillers of the 1980s and 1990s.
4 days ago · Jan de Bont came up as a cinematographer, working on dawn-of-the-’90s action pictures like Die Hard (ahead of its time in 1988) and The Hunt for Red October, plus Black Rain for Ridley Scott and ...
Nov 5, 2020 · The director of Speed and Twister talks to Polygon about his career, his horror drama The Haunting, and his failed attempt to reboot Godzilla. He also reveals his love for cinematic decapitations and his vision for the house in The Haunting.
4 days ago · Jan de Bont: What I remember most is getting the actors to confront an artificial storm — this huge amount of wind machines and jet engines, and all the debris coming right at them. Suddenly, it ...
