
Anton Corbijn
Known For
Directing
Born
1955-05-20 in Strijen, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands
Biography
Anton Johannes Gerrit Corbijn van Willenswaard (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈɑntɔ ɲoːˈɦɑnəsˈxɛrɪt kɔrˈbɛiɱ vɑɱ ˌʋɪlənsˈʋaːrt]; born 20 May 1955) is a Dutch photographer, film director, and music video director. He is the creative director behind the visual output of Depeche Mode and U2, having handled the principal promotion and sleeve photography for both bands over three decades. His music videos include Depeche Mode's "Enjoy the Silence" (1990), U2's "One" (version 1) (1991), Bryan Adams' "Do I Have to Say the Words?", Nirvana's "Heart-Shaped Box" (1993), Travis's "Re-Offender" (2003) and Coldplay's "Talk" (2005). He directed the films "Viva la Vida" (2008), the Ian Curtis biographical film Control (2007), The American (2010), and A Most Wanted Man (2014), based on John le Carré's 2008 novel of the same name; and Life (2015), after the friendship between Life magazine photographer Dennis Stock and James Dean. Description above from the Wikipedia article Anton Corbijn, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Most Known For

De Wereld Draait Door
as Self

Classic Albums
as Self

Unknown Brood

NeXt
as Self

Wintertijd
as Self

Bono & The Edge: A Sort of Homecoming with Dave Letterman
as Self

Anton Corbijn Inside Out
as Self

Joy Division
as Self

Depeche Mode: The Best Of Videos Vol. 1
as Self

Classic Albums: U2 - The Joshua Tree
as Self

The Work of Director Anton Corbijn
as (segment "It's No Good")

The Making of A Most Wanted Man
as Self

Like Tears in Rain
as Self

Depeche Mode: The Videos 86-98
as Self

OnderOns
as Self - Guest

Shadow Play: The Making of Anton Corbijn
as Self

Fad Gadget by Frank Tovey
as Self - Interviewee

Depeche Mode: Strange Too
as 'Donkey Caretaker' in 'Halo' Video

Don Van Vliet: Some YoYo Stuff
as Himself

Anton Corbijn: Geen Stil Leven
as Self