Jan de Bont Overview

Biography

Dutchman Jan de Bont began his Hollywood career as a cinematographer on the likes of "The Jewel of the Nile" (1985) and "Die Hard" (1988) before becoming a crowd-pleasing action movie director himself with box office hits "Speed" (1994) and "Twister" (1996). Born one of 17 children in Eindhoven, Netherlands in 1943, Jan de Bont studied under celebrated avant-garde director...