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Jan de Bont (Dutch: [ˈjɑn də ˈbɔnt]; born 22 October 1943) is a Dutch retired cinematographer, 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.
- January 1, 1
- Jan de Bont
- Eindhoven, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands
1 day ago · 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.
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.
6 days ago · That's finally changing thanks to Jan de Bont, who remastered his film and release it on 4K Ultra HD and digital (out today). "It really looks like a better movie," says the...
3 days ago · But Jan de Bont, as expected, met resistance from the studio. For one thing, they assumed that Stanley Kubrick would balk at his footage being used in a tornado blockbuster. Still, de Bont wanted ...
6 days ago · 'Twister' director Jan de Bont talks about discovering 'Twisters' only after the trailer came out, and reflects on the 'Godzilla' movie he never made.
