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Jan de Bont (Dutch: [ˈjɑn də ˈbɔnt]; born 22 October 1943) is a Dutch former cinematographer, film director, and film producer. He is best known for directing the action films Speed (1994) and Twister (1996).
Jan de Bont. Director: Speed. Jan de Bont was one of 17 children born into a Roman Catholic Dutch family in Eindhoven on 22 October 1943. Credited with being creative and having a good mentality for camera techniques, he became a popular cinematographer.
Jan de Bont. Director: Speed. Jan de Bont was one of 17 children born into a Roman Catholic Dutch family in Eindhoven on 22 October 1943. Credited with being creative and having a good mentality for camera techniques, he became a popular cinematographer.
2 days ago · From Speed to Twister, this is the definitive ranking of every movie directed by Jan de Bont.
A New York City police officer tries to save his estranged wife and several others taken hostage by terrorists during a Christmas party at the Nakatomi Plaza in Los Angeles. Director John McTiernan Stars Bruce Willis Alan Rickman Bonnie Bedelia. 3. The Hunt for Red October. 1990 2h 15m PG. 7.5 (217K) Rate. 58 Metascore.
Jul 10, 2024 · 8 min read. 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.
Nov 5, 2020 · On the occasion of the new 'Haunting' Blu-ray, we sat down with director and cinematographer Jan De Bont to talk about his career.
Jul 21, 2024 · Twister director Jan de Bont explains how he mixed groundbreaking digital effects with practical ones for the 1996 classic — and where Michael Crichton came in.
Aug 12, 2023 · As he prepared to shoot the opening scene of Cujo, Jan de Bont began experimenting. Instead of gathering generic wide shots of a playful Saint Bernard chasing a rabbit throughout a green...
Oct 27, 2020 · Before he became a director, Jan de Bont was the cinematographer on some of the most visually intricate, elegantly lit movies of the 1980s and early ’90s, including Paul Verhoeven’s The 4th Man and Basic Instinct, John McTiernan’s Die Hard and The Hunt for Red October and Ridley Scott’s Black Rain.
