Directing
Anton Corbijn
1955-05-20 · Strijen, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands
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.
Known for
The American
A Most Wanted Man
Control
Life
Joy Division
Squaring the Circle (The Story of Hipgnosis)
Spirits in the Forest
Bono & The Edge: A Sort of Homecoming with Dave Letterman
Depeche Mode: Devotional
Depeche Mode: One Night in Paris
Depeche Mode: The Videos 86-98
Depeche Mode: Live in Berlin
Classic Albums: U2 - The Joshua Tree
Anton Corbijn Inside Out
The Work of Director Anton Corbijn
Don Van Vliet: Some YoYo Stuff
Movie credits · 43
A Talent for Murder
Joy Division: Plan K, Brussels 16th October, 1979
Joy Division: Apollo Theater, Manchester 27 and 28th October 1979
Eternal: Live
Grönemeyer – Alles bleibt anders
Like Tears in Rain
Depeche Mode: Strange & Strange Too
Squaring the Circle (The Story of Hipgnosis)
Bono & The Edge: A Sort of Homecoming with Dave Letterman
Depeche Mode: LiVE SPiRiTS
Spirits in the Forest
LiVE SPiRiTS Depeche Mode At The Waldbühne
Unknown Brood
Depeche Mode: Video Singles Collection
Life
The Making of A Most Wanted Man
Depeche Mode: Alive in Berlin
Depeche Mode: Live in Berlin
A Most Wanted Man
Anton Corbijn Inside Out
Coldplay: Unstaged Live From Madrid
Kleinste Kortste Film
The American
Linear
Joy Division
Shadow Play: The Making of Anton Corbijn
Control
Depeche Mode: The Best Of Videos Vol. 1
U2: Achtung Baby: A Classic Album Under Review
Depeche Mode: 1991–1994 “We Were Going to Live Together, Record Together… and It Was Going to Be Wonderful…”
Fad Gadget by Frank Tovey
Depeche Mode: 1987–88 “Sometimes You Do Need Some New Jokes…”
Depeche Mode: 1985–86 “The Songs Aren't Good Enough, There Aren't Any Singles and It'll Never Get Played on the Radio”
The Work of Director Anton Corbijn
Depeche Mode: One Night in Paris
Anton Corbijn: Geen Stil Leven
Classic Albums: U2 - The Joshua Tree
Depeche Mode: The Videos 86-98
Don Van Vliet: Some YoYo Stuff
Depeche Mode: Devotional
TV credits · 5
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