
Directing
Anton Corbijn
1955 · Strijen, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands
30 films
Bio
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.
Filmography

The American
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A Most Wanted Man
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A Talent for Murder
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Control
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Unknown Brood

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

Life
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Grönemeyer – Alles bleibt anders

Linear
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Coldplay: Unstaged Live From Madrid
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Joy Division: Apollo Theater, Manchester 27 and 28th October 1979
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Squaring the Circle (The Story of Hipgnosis)
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