FILM DIRECTOR

Jan de Bont

1943 - Today

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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). As a director of photography, de Bont also worked on numerous blockbusters and genre films, including Roar (1981), Cujo (1983), Flesh and Blood (1985), Die Hard (1988), The Hunt for Red October (1990), Lethal Weapon 3 (1992), and Basic Instinct (1992). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Jan de Bont is the 372nd most popular film director (down from 332nd in 2019), the 305th most popular biography from Netherlands (down from 279th in 2019) and the 4th most popular Dutch Film Director.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Jan de Bont ranks 372 out of 2,041. Before him are Veit Harlan, Édouard Molinaro, Leos Carax, Márta Mészáros, Walerian Borowczyk, and Giuseppe De Santis. After him are Merian C. Cooper, Juan Antonio Bardem, Raúl Ruiz, Martin Ritt, Nadine Trintignant, and Marcel Camus.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1943, Jan de Bont ranks 169. Before him are Mustafa Dzhemilev, Andrew Yeom Soo-jung, Köbi Kuhn, Raphael, Wallace Shawn, and Hervé Villechaize. After him are Paul Wolfowitz, Angelo Bagnasco, Teruo Nimura, James Levine, David Soul, and Lauren Hutton.

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In Netherlands

Among people born in Netherlands, Jan de Bont ranks 305 out of 1,646. Before him are Aert de Gelder (1645), Floris IV, Count of Holland (1210), Karel Doorman (1889), Philip William, Prince of Orange (1554), Esaias van de Velde (1587), and Nicolaes Pieterszoon Berchem (1622). After him are Frits Bolkestein (1933), C. H. D. Buys Ballot (1817), Jan van der Heyden (1637), Willem van de Velde the Younger (1633), Jan Joosten van Lodensteijn (1556), and Herman Snellen (1834).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In Netherlands

Among film directors born in Netherlands, Jan de Bont ranks 4. Before him are Paul Verhoeven (1938), Joris Ivens (1898), and Theo van Gogh (1957). After him are Anton Corbijn (1955), Michaël Dudok de Wit (1953), Marleen Gorris (1948), Alex van Warmerdam (1952), Mike van Diem (1959), Tom Six (1973), Jan Kounen (1964), and Harald Zwart (1965).

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