
Anton Corbijn
- Born
- May 20, 1955 (71 years old)
- Place of birth
- 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.
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Known for
Filmography
- 2026A Talent for MurderFilm · Director

- 2026Joy Division: Plan K, Brussels 16th October, 1979Film · Director

- 2026Joy Division: Apollo Theater, Manchester 27 and 28th October 1979Film · Director

- 2026Eternal: LiveFilm · Director

- 2023Squaring the Circle (The Story of Hipgnosis)Film · Director★ 7.4

- 2020Depeche Mode: LiVE SPiRiTSFilm · Director

- 2019Spirits in the ForestFilm · Director★ 7.2

- 2019LiVE SPiRiTS Depeche Mode At The WaldbühneFilm · Director

- 2016Depeche Mode: Video Singles CollectionFilm · Director

- 2015LifeFilm · Director★ 6.0

- 2014Depeche Mode: Alive in BerlinFilm · Director, Camera Operator

- 2014Depeche Mode: Live in BerlinFilm · Director

- 2014A Most Wanted ManFilm · Director★ 6.5

- 2011Coldplay: Unstaged Live From MadridFilm · Director

- 2010Kleinste Kortste FilmFilm · Director

- 2010The AmericanFilm · Director★ 6.0

- 2009LinearFilm · Director, Writer

- 2007ControlFilm · Producer, Director★ 7.5

- 2007U2: Achtung Baby: A Classic Album Under ReviewFilm · Director

- 2006Depeche Mode: 1985–86 “The Songs Aren't Good Enough, There Aren't Any Singles and It'll Never Get Played on the Radio”Film · Art Direction

- 2005The Work of Director Anton CorbijnFilm · Director

- 2002Depeche Mode: One Night in ParisFilm · Director

- 1998Depeche Mode: The Videos 86-98Film · Director

- 1994Don Van Vliet: Some YoYo StuffFilm · Director

- 1993Depeche Mode: DevotionalFilm · Director

- 1990Depeche Mode: Strange TooFilm · Director

- 1988Depeche Mode: StrangeFilm · Director

- 1982Joy Division: Here Are the Young MenFilm · Director
