Anton Corbijn

Director

Anton Corbijn

Born May 20, 1955 in Strijen, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands27 films

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.

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Filmography

27 films as director
  1. 2026A Talent for MurderDirector
  2. 2026Joy Division: Plan K, Brussels 16th October, 1979Director
  3. 2026Joy Division: Apollo Theater, Manchester 27 and 28th October 1979Director
  4. 2026Eternal: LiveDirector
  5. 2023Squaring the Circle (The Story of Hipgnosis)Director
  6. 2020Depeche Mode: LiVE SPiRiTSDirector
  7. 2019Spirits in the ForestDirector
  8. 2019LiVE SPiRiTS Depeche Mode At The WaldbühneDirector
  9. 2016Depeche Mode: Video Singles CollectionDirector
  10. 2015LifeDirector
  11. 2014Depeche Mode: Alive in BerlinDirector
  12. 2014Depeche Mode: Live in BerlinDirector
  13. 2014A Most Wanted ManDirector
  14. 2011Coldplay: Unstaged Live From MadridDirector
  15. 2010Kleinste Kortste FilmDirector
  16. 2010The AmericanDirector
  17. 2009LinearDirector
  18. 2007ControlDirector
  19. 2007U2: Achtung Baby: A Classic Album Under ReviewDirector
  20. 2005The Work of Director Anton CorbijnDirector
  21. 2002Depeche Mode: One Night in ParisDirector
  22. 1998Depeche Mode: The Videos 86-98Director
  23. 1994Don Van Vliet: Some YoYo StuffDirector
  24. 1993Depeche Mode: DevotionalDirector
  25. 1990Depeche Mode: Strange TooDirector
  26. 1988Depeche Mode: StrangeDirector
  27. 1982Joy Division: Here Are the Young MenDirector