Jan de Bont
Known for: Camera
Born: October 22, 1943
Place of birth: 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 Instinct.
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Filmography
80 movies · 3 TV shows, newest first
8.5
Bruce Willis : les secrets d'une icône
2025
NR
Liberty or Death: Boston Tea Party
2023NR
The Storm Chasers: Jan de Bont on 'Twister'
2021
3.8
Basic Instinct: Sex, Death & Stone
2020
6.7
Ken San
2016
NR
There Is No Plane to Zagreb
2012
5.5
The Paperboy
2012
5.0
Dog Days: The Making of 'Cujo'
2007
7.3
Black Rain: Making The Film
2006
7.0
The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing
2004
5.8
Lara Croft: Tomb Raider - The Cradle of Life
2003
5.4
Beneath the Surface: The Making of 'The Hunt for Red October'
2003
6.5
Thoughtcrimes
2003
7.1
Equilibrium
2002
7.4
Minority Report
2002
6.8
Blonde Poison: The Making of 'Basic Instinct'
2001
5.5
The Haunting
1999
7.1
SLC Punk
1998
4.6
Speed 2: Cruise Control
1997
6.6
Twister
1996
7.2
Speed
1994
6.3
The Making of 'Speed'
1994
7.0
Hollywood by Bike
1993
7.0
The Ditvoorst Domains
1992
5.5
HBO First Look
1992
6.7
Lethal Weapon 3
1992
6.9
Basic Instinct
1992
6.5
Shining Through
1992
6.5
Flatliners
1990
4.6
Parker Kane
1990
7.4
The Hunt for Red October
1990
6.6
Black Rain
1989
8.0
Tales from the Crypt
1989
5.1
Bert Rigby, You're a Fool
1989
7.8
Die Hard
1988
2.9
Leonard Part 6
1987
5.5
Who's That Girl
1987
6.6
Ruthless People
1986
5.3
The Clan of the Cave Bear
1986
6.6
Flesh + Blood
1985
6.2
The Jewel of the Nile
1985
7.5
Madonna: The Virgin Tour Live
1985
6.0
Heart of a Champion: The Ray Mancini Story
1985
5.9
Bad Manners
1984
5.8
All the Right Moves
1983
6.2
Cujo
1983
6.7
The 4th Man
1983
7.0
I'm Dancing as Fast as I Can
1982
8.0
Breach of Contract
1982
6.5
Butcher, Baker, Nightmare Maker
1981
5.8
Roar
1981
5.7
Private Lessons
1981
6.2
Max Havelaar: or, The Coffee Auctions of the Dutch Trading Company
1976
NR
She
1976
NR
Whistle-Stop
1975
6.3
Katie Tippel
1975
6.9
Dakota
1974
6.6
De blinde fotograaf
1973
7.0
The Family
1973NR
Der Filmheld ist der Held des Films – 3 Kürzestfilme
1973
6.8
Turkish Delight
1973
6.5
João and the Knife
1972
5.6
Business Is Business
1971
4.8
Blue Movie
1971
5.7
The Wrestler
1971
10.0
Antenna
19704.0
Een winterliefde
1970
9.0
Joop Strikes Again...
1970
10.0
Drop-out
1969
4.3
The White Slave
1969
7.5
De baby in de boom
1969
5.8
Carna
1969
NR
Begrijpt u nu waarom ik huil?
1969NR
Flinkevleugel
1969
NR
Sabotage
1967
5.3
Paranoia
1967NR
Sieto tussen kunst en koren
1966
9.0
Joszef Katús's Not Too Fortunate Return to the Land of Rembrandt
19667.0
Body and Soul
1966NR
Ice Cream Soda
1966
NR
1, 2, 3, Rhapsody
1965
9.0
That Way to Madra
1965NR
George Sluizer - Filming beyond Bounderies
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