Anton Corbijn
Known for: Directing
Born: May 20, 1955
Place of birth: Strijen, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands
Anton Johannes Gerrit Corbijn van Willenswaard (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈɑntɔ ɲoːˈɦɑnəsˈxɛrɪt kɔrˈbɛiɱ vɑɱ ˌʋɪlənsˈʋaːrt]; born 20 May 1955) is a Dutch photographer, film director, and music video director. He is the creative director behind the visual output of Depeche Mode and U2, having handled the principal promotion and sleeve photography for both bands over three decades. His music videos include Depeche Mode's "Enjoy the Silence" (1990), U2's "One" (version 1) (1991), Bryan Adams' "Do I Have to Say the Words?", Nirvana's "Heart-Shaped Box" (1993), Travis's "Re-Offender" (2003) and Coldplay's "Talk" (2005). He directed the films "Viva la Vida" (2008), the Ian Curtis biographical film Control (2007), The American (2010), and A Most Wanted Man (2014), based on John le Carré's 2008 novel of the same name; and Life (2015), after the friendship between Life magazine photographer Dennis Stock and James Dean. Description above from the Wikipedia article Anton Corbijn, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Filmography
42 movies · 5 TV shows, newest first
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A Talent for Murder
2026
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Joy Division: Plan K, Brussels 16th October, 1979
2026
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Joy Division: Apollo Theater, Manchester 27 and 28th October 1979
2026
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Grönemeyer – Alles bleibt anders
2026
7.7
Like Tears in Rain
2024
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Depeche Mode - Strange & Strange Too
2023
7.4
Squaring the Circle (The Story of Hipgnosis)
2023
7.6
Bono & The Edge: A Sort of Homecoming with Dave Letterman
2023
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OnderOns
2022
8.8
Depeche Mode: LiVE SPiRiTS
2020
7.2
Spirits in the Forest
2019
9.0
LiVE SPiRiTS Depeche Mode At The Waldbühne
2019
6.4
Unknown Brood
2016
10.0
Depeche Mode: Video Singles Collection
2016
6.0
Life
2015
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The Making of A Most Wanted Man
2015
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Depeche Mode: Alive in Berlin
2014
7.4
Depeche Mode: Live in Berlin
2014
6.5
A Most Wanted Man
2014
5.5
Anton Corbijn Inside Out
2012
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Coldplay: Unstaged Live From Madrid
2011
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Kleinste Kortste Film
2010
6.0
The American
2010
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Linear
2009
7.6
Joy Division
2009
7.0
Shadow Play: The Making of Anton Corbijn
2009
7.5
Control
2007
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Depeche Mode: The Best Of Videos Vol. 1
2007
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U2: Achtung Baby: A Classic Album Under Review
2007
7.3
Depeche Mode: 1991–1994 “We Were Going to Live Together, Record Together… and It Was Going to Be Wonderful…”
20066.5
Fad Gadget by Frank Tovey
2006
8.5
Depeche Mode: 1987–88 “Sometimes You Do Need Some New Jokes…”
2006
7.5
Depeche Mode: 1985–86 “The Songs Aren't Good Enough, There Aren't Any Singles and It'll Never Get Played on the Radio”
2006
5.1
De Wereld Draait Door
2005
7.8
The Work of Director Anton Corbijn
2005
7.5
Depeche Mode: One Night in Paris
2002
9.0
Anton Corbijn: Geen Stil Leven
2000
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Wintertijd
1999
6.5
Classic Albums: U2 - The Joshua Tree
1999
7.5
Depeche Mode: The Videos 86-98
1998
7.7
Classic Albums
1997
7.2
Don Van Vliet: Some YoYo Stuff
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NeXt
1994
8.7
Depeche Mode: Devotional
1993
7.6
Depeche Mode: Strange Too
1990
8.1
Depeche Mode: Strange
1988
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Joy Division: Here Are the Young Men
1982