
Anton Corbijn
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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.
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A Most Wanted Man (2014)
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The American (2010)
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Control (2007)
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A Talent for a Murder (2026)
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Life (2015)
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Squaring the Circle (The Story of Hipgnosis) (2023)
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Linear (2009)
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Spirits in the Forest (2019)
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Joy Division: Plan K, Brussels 16th October, 1979 (2026)
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Joy Division: Apollo Theater, Manchester 27 and 28th October 1979 (2026)
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Depeche Mode: One Night in Paris (2002)
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Depeche Mode: Devotional (1993)
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U2: Achtung Baby: A Classic Album Under Review (2007)
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Depeche Mode: Strange Too (1990)
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Coldplay: Unstaged Live From Madrid (2011)
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Depeche Mode: Live in Berlin (2014)
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Kleinste Kortste Film (2010)
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Depeche Mode: The Videos 86-98 (1998)
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LiVE SPiRiTS Depeche Mode At The Waldbühne (2019)
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The Work of Director Anton Corbijn (2005)
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Depeche Mode: Strange (1988)
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Depeche Mode: LiVE SPiRiTS (2020)
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Don Van Vliet: Some YoYo Stuff (1994)
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Depeche Mode: Alive in Berlin (2014)
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Depeche Mode: Video Singles Collection (2016)
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Joy Division: Here Are the Young Men (1982)
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