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Anton Corbijn

Anton Corbijn

Director · Born May 20, 1955 · Strijen, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands

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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.

Directed 27

2020s

  1. 2026

    A Talent for Murder

    Director

  2. Joy Division: Plan K, Brussels 16th October, 1979

    Director

  3. Joy Division: Apollo Theater, Manchester 27 and 28th October 1979

    Director

  4. Eternal: Live

    Director

  5. 2023

    Squaring the Circle (The Story of Hipgnosis)

    Director

    79
  6. 2020

    Depeche Mode: LiVE SPiRiTS

    Director

2010s

  1. 2019

    Spirits in the Forest

    Director

  2. LiVE SPiRiTS Depeche Mode At The Waldbühne

    Director

  3. 2016

    Depeche Mode: Video Singles Collection

    Director

  4. 2015

    Life

    Director

    60
  5. 2014

    Depeche Mode: Alive in Berlin

    Director

  6. Depeche Mode: Live in Berlin

    Director

  7. A Most Wanted Man

    Director

    72
  8. 2011

    Coldplay: Unstaged Live From Madrid

    Director

  9. 2010

    Kleinste Kortste Film

    Director

  10. The American

    Director

    62

2000s

  1. 2009

    Linear

    Director

  2. 2007

    Control

    Director

    79

  3. U2: Achtung Baby: A Classic Album Under Review

    Director

  4. 2005

    The Work of Director Anton Corbijn

    Director

  5. 2002

    Depeche Mode: One Night in Paris

    Director

1990s

  1. 1998

    Depeche Mode: The Videos 86-98

    Director

  2. 1994

    Don Van Vliet: Some YoYo Stuff

    Director

  3. 1993

    Depeche Mode: Devotional

    Director

  4. 1990

    Depeche Mode: Strange Too

    Director

1980s

  1. 1988

    Depeche Mode: Strange

    Director

  2. 1982

    Joy Division: Here Are the Young Men

    Director

Acted in 5

2020s

  1. 2026

    Grönemeyer – Alles bleibt anders

    Movie

  2. 2023

    Depeche Mode: Strange & Strange Too

    Director

2000s

  1. 2005

    The Work of Director Anton Corbijn

    (segment "It's No Good")

1990s

  1. 1990

    Depeche Mode: Strange Too

    'Donkey Caretaker' in 'Halo' Video

Produced 1

2000s

  1. 2007

    Control

    Producer

    79

Wrote 1

2000s

  1. 2009

    Linear

    Writer

Art department 1

2000s

  1. 2006

    Depeche Mode: 1985–86 “The Songs Aren't Good Enough, There Aren't Any Singles and It'll Never Get Played on the Radio”

    Art Direction

Camera 1

2010s

  1. 2014

    Depeche Mode: Alive in Berlin

    Camera Operator

Appearances17

2020s

  1. 2024

    Like Tears in Rain

    Self

  2. 2023

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

    Self

    83
  3. 2022

    OnderOns

    Self - Guest · 1 episode

2010s

  1. 2015

    The Making of A Most Wanted Man

    Self

  2. 2012

    Anton Corbijn Inside Out

    Self

2000s

  1. 2009

    Joy Division

    Self

    83

  2. Shadow Play: The Making of Anton Corbijn

    Self

  3. 2007

    Depeche Mode: The Best Of Videos Vol. 1

    Self

  4. 2006

    Depeche Mode: 1991–1994 “We Were Going to Live Together, Record Together… and It Was Going to Be Wonderful…”

    Self

  5. Depeche Mode: 1987–88 “Sometimes You Do Need Some New Jokes…”

    Self

  6. 2005

    De Wereld Draait Door

    Self · 1 episode

  7. 2000

    Anton Corbijn: Geen Stil Leven

    Self

1990s

  1. 1999

    Wintertijd

    Self · 1 episode

  2. Classic Albums: U2 - The Joshua Tree

    Self

  3. 1998

    Depeche Mode: The Videos 86-98

    Self

  4. 1997

    Classic Albums

    Self · 1 episode

  5. 1994

    Don Van Vliet: Some YoYo Stuff

    Himself