Jan de Bont

ActorProducerCinematographerDirectorArt Oct 22 (age 82) Eindhoven, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands 1965–2025 (60 year career)

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Biography

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.

Known For

Film

Die Hard

Director of Photography

Film

Minority Report

Producer

Film

Speed

Director

Film

The Hunt for Red October

Director of Photography

Film

Equilibrium

Producer

Film

Basic Instinct

Director of Photography

Film

Tales from the Crypt

Director of Photography

Film

Lethal Weapon 3

Dutch Cameraman (uncredited)

Filmography

Acting (11)

Movies (10)

Bruce Willis : les secrets d'une icône

2025

as Self

7.0

Basic Instinct: Sex, Death & Stone

as Self

Ken San

as Self

Dog Days: The Making of 'Cujo'

2007

as Self

5.0

Black Rain: Making The Film

2006

as Self

7.3

The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing

2004

as Self

7.0

Beneath the Surface: The Making of 'The Hunt for Red October'

2003

as Self

5.4

Lethal Weapon 3

1992

as Dutch Cameraman (uncredited)

6.7

The Ditvoorst Domains

1992

as Self

4.0

1, 2, 3, Rhapsody

1965

Television (1)

HBO First Look

1992

4.9

Crew (70)

Movies (68)

The Paperboy

2012

Executive Producer

5.5

There Is No Plane to Zagreb

2012

Director of Photography

Lara Croft: Tomb Raider - The Cradle of Life

2003

Director

5.8

Lara Croft: Tomb Raider - The Cradle of Life

Title Designer

Thoughtcrimes

Executive Producer

Minority Report

Producer

Equilibrium

Producer

The Haunting

Director

The Haunting

Executive Producer

SLC Punk

Executive Producer

Speed 2: Cruise Control

1997

Director

4.6

Speed 2: Cruise Control

1997

Producer

4.6

Speed 2: Cruise Control

Story

Twister

Director

Speed

Director

Lethal Weapon 3

Director of Photography

6.7

Basic Instinct

1992

Director of Photography

6.9

Shining Through

1992

Director of Photography

6.5

The Hunt for Red October

1990

Director of Photography

7.4

Flatliners

1990

Director of Photography

6.5

Parker Kane

1990

Director of Photography

4.2

Black Rain

1989

Director of Photography

6.6

Die Hard

1988

Director of Photography

7.8

Who's That Girl

1987

Director of Photography

5.5

Leonard Part 6

1987

Director of Photography

2.7

Ruthless People

1986

Director of Photography

6.6

The Clan of the Cave Bear

1986

Director of Photography

5.2

Flesh + Blood

1985

Director of Photography

6.6

The Jewel of the Nile

1985

Director of Photography

6.2

Heart of a Champion: The Ray Mancini Story

1985

Cinematography

5.7

Madonna: The Virgin Tour Live

1985

Cinematography

7.4

Bad Manners

1984

Director of Photography

5.6

Cujo

1983

Director of Photography

6.2

The 4th Man

1983

Director of Photography

6.7

All the Right Moves

1983

Director of Photography

5.8

I'm Dancing as Fast as I Can

1982

Director of Photography

6.0

Breach of Contract

1982

Director of Photography

Private Lessons

1981

Director of Photography

Roar

Camera Operator

Roar

Director of Photography

5.9

Roar

1981

Supervising Editor

5.9

Butcher, Baker, Nightmare Maker

1981

Director of Photography

6.5

She

1976

Cinematography

Max Havelaar: or, The Coffee Auctions of the Dutch Trading Company

1976

Director of Photography

6.2

Whistle-Stop

1975

Director of Photography

Katie Tippel

1975

Director of Photography

6.4

De blinde fotograaf

1973

Director of Photography

5.8

Turkish Delight

1973

Director of Photography

6.8

The Family

1973

Director of Photography

Der Filmheld ist der Held des Films – 3 Kürzestfilme

1973

Director

João and the Knife

1972

Director of Photography

6.0

Blue Movie

1971

Director of Photography

4.5

The Wrestler

1971

Director of Photography

4.5

Business Is Business

1971

Director of Photography

5.6

Joop Strikes Again...

1970

Camera Operator

Een winterliefde

1970

Cinematography

1.0

Antenna

1970

Director of Photography

De baby in de boom

1969

Cinematography

The White Slave

1969

Director of Photography

2.0

Carna

1969

Director of Photography

5.8

Drop-out

1969

Cinematography

Begrijpt u nu waarom ik huil?

1969

Cinematography

Sabotage

1967

Cinematography

Paranoia

1967

Director of Photography

5.0

Body and Soul

1966

Director of Photography

Joszef Katús's Not Too Fortunate Return to the Land of Rembrandt

1966

Cinematography

1, 2, 3, Rhapsody

1965

Director

That Way to Madra

1965

Director of Photography

Television (2)

Liberty or Death: Boston Tea Party

2023

Executive Producer

Tales from the Crypt

1989

Director of Photography

8.0