Jan de Bont
- Cinematographer
- Camera and Electrical Department
- Producer
Jan de Bont was born in the Netherlands to a Roman Catholic Dutch
family on the 22 of October 1943. He has always had a creative mind and
good mentality for camera techniques and soon got into film as a
popular cinematographer. He worked on a huge number of films before
finding himself on the production of the film Speed (1994), which became his
first as a director. The film was a success and took him onto the next
set for Twister (1996), which he also directed. But then the total flops
started coming his way: firstly, Speed 2: Cruise Control (1997), which he wrote and directed
but without the company of Keanu Reeves. He also directed the star-packed
The Haunting (1999) but that also failed him at the Box Office.
Later, Jan directed Lara Croft: Tomb Raider - The Cradle of Life (2003), and is still active in cinema. His brilliant direction of Speed (1994) proves he is a director with a spark of his own.
Later, Jan directed Lara Croft: Tomb Raider - The Cradle of Life (2003), and is still active in cinema. His brilliant direction of Speed (1994) proves he is a director with a spark of his own.
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Cinematographer
Camera and Electrical Department
Producer
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