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Caleb Deschanel

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Caleb Deschanel

EN, DE cinema · 63 credits

Born

21 September 1944 (age 82)

Birthplace

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Also known as Joseph Caleb Deschanel

Caleb Deschanel is an American film cinematographer and film/television director. He has been nominated for six Academy Awards, each time in the field of cinematography. The first nomination came in 1983 for the film The Right Stuff. His second was in 1984 for The Natural, the third in 1996 for Fly Away Home, the fourth in 2000 for The Patriot, the fifth for The Passion of the Christ (2004), and the sixth for Never Look Away (2018). He is the father of actresses Emily Deschanel and Zooey Deschanel.

Known for

Filmography

Wildwood poster

Wildwood

EN · 20268.6

Director of Photography

Hal poster

Hal

EN · 20196.6

as Self

Ad Astra poster

Ad Astra

EN · 20196.1

Additional Photography

The Lion King poster

The Lion King

EN · 20197.1

Director of Photography

Never Look Away poster

Never Look Away

DE · 20187.7

Director of Photography

Unforgettable poster

Unforgettable

EN · 20175.9

Director of Photography

Close Encounters with Vilmos Zsigmond poster

Close Encounters with Vilmos Zsigmond

EN · 20166.9

as Self

The Natural: The Best There Ever Was poster

The Natural: The Best There Ever Was

EN · 20166.0

as Self

Rules Don't Apply poster

Rules Don't Apply

EN · 20165.8

Director of Photography

The Beatles: Eight Days a Week - The Touring Years poster

The Beatles: Eight Days a Week - The Touring Years

EN · 20167.5

Director of Photography

Winter's Tale poster

Winter's Tale

EN · 20146.3

Director of Photography

Gangster Squad poster

Gangster Squad

EN · 20136.4

Additional Photography

Casablanca: An Unlikely Classic poster

Casablanca: An Unlikely Classic

EN · 20126.5

as Self

Michael Curtiz: The Greatest Director You Never Heard Of poster

Michael Curtiz: The Greatest Director You Never Heard Of

EN · 20126.7

as Self

Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter poster

Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter

EN · 20125.8

Director of Photography

Killer Joe poster

Killer Joe

EN · 20126.5

Director of Photography

Jack Reacher poster

Jack Reacher

EN · 20126.7

Director of Photography

These Amazing Shadows poster

These Amazing Shadows

EN · 20117.4

as Self

Dream House poster

Dream House

EN · 20116.2

Director of Photography

My Sister's Keeper poster

My Sister's Keeper

EN · 20097.4

Director of Photography

The Spiderwick Chronicles poster

The Spiderwick Chronicles

EN · 20086.7

Director of Photography

Killshot poster

Killshot

EN · 20085.8

Director of Photography

Secrets from Another Place: Creating Twin Peaks poster

Secrets from Another Place: Creating Twin Peaks

EN · 20077.4

as Self

View from the Overlook: Crafting 'The Shining' poster

View from the Overlook: Crafting 'The Shining'

EN · 20077.4

as Self

The Visions of Stanley Kubrick poster

The Visions of Stanley Kubrick

EN · 20076.9

as Self

Fog City Mavericks poster

Fog City Mavericks

EN · 20078.5

as Self

Standing on the Shoulders of Kubrick: The Legacy of 2001 poster

Standing on the Shoulders of Kubrick: The Legacy of 2001

EN · 20076.2

as Self

Cinematographer Style poster

Cinematographer Style

EN · 20066.8

as Self

Shadows of Suspense poster

Shadows of Suspense

EN · 2006Not rated

as Self

Ask the Dust poster

Ask the Dust

EN · 20065.5

Director of Photography

Ben-Hur: The Epic That Changed Cinema poster

Ben-Hur: The Epic That Changed Cinema

EN · 20056.5

as Self

Artifact from the Future: The Making of 'THX 1138'

2004

Artifact from the Future: The Making of 'THX 1138'

EN · 20047.0

as Self

A Legacy of Filmmakers: The Early Years of American Zoetrope poster

A Legacy of Filmmakers: The Early Years of American Zoetrope

EN · 20047.6

as Self

The Passion of the Christ poster

The Passion of the Christ

EN · 20047.5

Director of Photography

National Treasure poster

National Treasure

EN · 20046.7

Director of Photography

The Hunted poster

The Hunted

EN · 20036.2

Director of Photography

Timeline poster

Timeline

EN · 20035.7

Director of Photography

The Patriot poster

The Patriot

EN · 20007.2

Director of Photography

Anna and the King poster

Anna and the King

EN · 19996.8

Director of Photography

Message in a Bottle poster

Message in a Bottle

EN · 19996.3

Director of Photography

Hope Floats poster

Hope Floats

EN · 19986.5

Director of Photography

Titanic poster

Titanic

EN · 19977.9

Additional Photography

Fly Away Home poster

Fly Away Home

EN · 19967.0

Director of Photography

It Could Happen to You poster

It Could Happen to You

EN · 19946.7

Director of Photography

Visions of Light poster

Visions of Light

EN · 19927.0

as Self

Crusoe poster

Crusoe

EN · 19895.7

Director

The Slugger's Wife poster

The Slugger's Wife

EN · 19853.7

Director of Photography

The Natural poster

The Natural

EN · 19846.9

Director of Photography

The Right Stuff poster

The Right Stuff

EN · 19837.4

Director of Photography

The Black Stallion Returns poster

The Black Stallion Returns

EN · 19836.5

Additional Photography

The Escape Artist poster

The Escape Artist

EN · 19826.2

Director

Let's Spend the Night Together poster

Let's Spend the Night Together

EN · 19826.2

Director of Photography

Being There poster

Being There

EN · 19797.6

Director of Photography

More American Graffiti poster

More American Graffiti

EN · 19795.2

Director of Photography

The Black Stallion poster

The Black Stallion

EN · 19797.1

Director of Photography

Apocalypse Now poster

Apocalypse Now

EN · 19798.3

Additional Director of Photography

Trains

1976

Trains

EN · 19767.5

Director, Writer

A Woman Under the Influence poster

A Woman Under the Influence

EN · 19747.7

Additional Photography

The Hello Machine poster

The Hello Machine

EN · 1974Not rated

Cinematography

The Godfather poster

The Godfather

EN · 19728.7

Additional Camera

THX 1138 poster

THX 1138

EN · 19716.4

Thanks

Rodeo poster

Rodeo

EN · 19696.1

Director of Photography

Lanton Mills poster

Lanton Mills

EN · 19698.0

Director of Photography