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Jan de Bont
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Person · Open Library
- Works
- 3
Top works
- Speed 2
- Lara Croft, tomb raider, the cradle of life
- Speed
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Film & TV
Camera · 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…
Known for
- Bruce Willis : les secrets d'une icône — Self2025
- Basic Instinct: Sex, Death & Stone — Self2020
- Ken San — Self2016
- Dog Days: The Making of 'Cujo' — Self2007
- Black Rain: Making The Film — Self2006
- The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing — Self2004
- Beneath the Surface: The Making of 'The Hunt for Red October' — Self2003
- Hollywood by Bike — Self1993
- The Ditvoorst Domains — Self1992
- Lethal Weapon 3 — Dutch Cameraman (uncredited)1992
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 309
- Total plays
- 551
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Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- SciPy 1.0: fundamental algorithms for scientific computing in Python
· 2020 · cited 36,438x
- PLINK: A Tool Set for Whole-Genome Association and Population-Based Linkage Analyses
· 2007 · cited 31,393x
- The SILVA ribosomal RNA gene database project: improved data processing and web-based tools
· 2012 · cited 29,177x
- The ERA5 global reanalysis
· 2020 · cited 24,157x
- QUANTUM ESPRESSO: a modular and open-source software project for quantum simulations of materials
· 2009 · cited 22,949x
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Key facts
- Born
- ( 1943-10-22 ) 22 October 1943 (age 82) , Eindhoven , Netherlands
- Occupations
- Film director producer cinematographer
- Years active
- 1966–1992 (Cinematography) , 1994–2003 (Director)
- Spouses
- Monique van de Ven ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1973 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 1988 ) Trish Reeves
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Encyclopedic overview
Jan de Bont ( Dutch: [ˈjɑn də ˈbɔnt]; born 22 October 1943) is a Dutch retired film director, producer, and a former cinematographer.
As director, he's best known for action and adventure films like Speed (1994) and Twister (1996). As cinematographer, he is known for blockbusters and genre films like Die Hard (1988), The Hunt for Red October (1990), Lethal Weapon 3 (1992), and Basic Instinct (1992).
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