
Personal Info
Known For
Camera
Born
October 22, 1943 (age 82)
Place of Birth
Eindhoven, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands
Also Known As
Jan De Bont
Jan DeBont
Jan Debont
Jan de Bont
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

TV
HBO First Look
1992

Film
Lethal Weapon 3
Dutch Cameraman (uncredited)
1992

Film
The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing
Self
2004

Film
Ken San
Self
2016

Film
Black Rain: Making The Film
Self
2006

Film
Basic Instinct: Sex, Death & Stone
Self
2020

Film
Beneath the Surface: The Making of 'The Hunt for Red October'
Self
2003

Film
Dog Days: The Making of 'Cujo'
Self
2007

Film
The Ditvoorst Domains
Self
1992

Film
Bruce Willis : les secrets d'une icône
Self
2025

Film
1, 2, 3, Rhapsody
1965
Filmography
2025FilmBruce Willis : les secrets d'une icôneas Self2020FilmBasic Instinct: Sex, Death & Stoneas Self2016FilmKen Sanas Self2007FilmDog Days: The Making of 'Cujo'as Self2006FilmBlack Rain: Making The Filmas Self2004FilmThe Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editingas Self2003FilmBeneath the Surface: The Making of 'The Hunt for Red October'as Self1992FilmThe Ditvoorst Domainsas Self1992TVHBO First Look1992FilmLethal Weapon 3as Dutch Cameraman (uncredited)1965Film1, 2, 3, Rhapsody