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Caleb Deschanel

Camera · Born 1944-09-21 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

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.

Credits · 64

Film
Ad Astra
2019 · Additional Photography
Film
The Lion King
2019 · Director of Photography
Film
Hal
2019 · Self
Film
Never Look Away
2018 · Director of Photography
Film
Unforgettable
2017 · Director of Photography
Film
Rules Don't Apply
2016 · Director of Photography
Film
The Beatles: Eight Days a Week - The Touring Years
2016 · Director of Photography
Film
Close Encounters with Vilmos Zsigmond
2016 · Self
Film
The Natural: The Best There Ever Was
2016 · Self
Film
Winter's Tale
2014 · Director of Photography
Film
Gangster Squad
2013 · Additional Photography
Film
Jack Reacher
2012 · Director of Photography
Film
Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter
2012 · Director of Photography
Film
Killer Joe
2012 · Director of Photography
Film
Casablanca: An Unlikely Classic
2012 · Self
Film
Michael Curtiz: The Greatest Director You Never Heard Of
2012 · Self
Film
Dream House
2011 · Director of Photography
Film
These Amazing Shadows
2011 · Self
Film
My Sister's Keeper
2009 · Director of Photography
Film
Killshot
2008 · Director of Photography
Film
The Spiderwick Chronicles
2008 · Director of Photography
Film
Secrets from Another Place: Creating Twin Peaks
2007 · Self
Film
Fog City Mavericks
2007 · Self
Film
View from the Overlook: Crafting 'The Shining'
2007 · Self
Film
The Visions of Stanley Kubrick
2007 · Self
Film
Standing on the Shoulders of Kubrick: The Legacy of 2001
2007 · Self
Film
Cinematographer Style
2006 · Self
Conviction
2006 · Director
Film
Ask the Dust
2006 · Director of Photography
Film
Ben-Hur: The Epic That Changed Cinema
2005 · Self
Bones
2005 · Director
Law & Order: Trial by Jury
2005 · Director
Film
National Treasure
2004 · Director of Photography
Film
A Legacy of Filmmakers: The Early Years of American Zoetrope
2004 · Self
Artifact from the Future: The Making of 'THX 1138'
Film
Artifact from the Future: The Making of 'THX 1138'
2004 · Self
Film
The Passion of the Christ
2004 · Director of Photography
Film
Timeline
2003 · Director of Photography
Film
The Hunted
2003 · Director of Photography
Film
The Patriot
2000 · Director of Photography
Film
Anna and the King
1999 · Director of Photography
Film
Message in a Bottle
1999 · Director of Photography
Film
Hope Floats
1998 · Director of Photography
Film
Titanic
1997 · Additional Photography
Film
Fly Away Home
1996 · Director of Photography
Film
It Could Happen to You
1994 · Director of Photography
Film
Visions of Light
1992 · Self
Twin Peaks
1990 · Director
Film
Crusoe
1989 · Director
Film
The Slugger's Wife
1985 · Director of Photography
Film
The Natural
1984 · Director of Photography
Film
The Right Stuff
1983 · Director of Photography
Film
The Black Stallion Returns
1983 · Additional Photography
Film
Let's Spend the Night Together
1982 · Director of Photography
Film
The Escape Artist
1982 · Director
Film
Being There
1979 · Director of Photography
Film
The Black Stallion
1979 · Director of Photography
Film
More American Graffiti
1979 · Director of Photography
Film
Apocalypse Now
1979 · Additional Director of Photography
Trains
Film
Trains
1976 · Director
Film
A Woman Under the Influence
1974 · Additional Photography
Film
The Godfather
1972 · Additional Camera
Film
THX 1138
1971 · Thanks
Film
Lanton Mills
1969 · Director of Photography
Film
Rodeo
1969 · Director of Photography
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