Caleb Deschanel

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Caleb Deschanel

Camera 81 September 21, 1944

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…

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Titanic

Titanic

7.9 1997 Movie
The Godfather

The Godfather

8.7 1972 Movie
The Lion King

The Lion King

7.1 2019 Movie
Apocalypse Now

Apocalypse Now

8.3 1979 Movie
Jack Reacher

Jack Reacher

6.7 2012 Movie
Ad Astra

Ad Astra

6.1 2019 Movie
National Treasure

National Treasure

6.7 2004 Movie
Bones

Bones

8.2 2005 TV Show
The Passion of the Christ

The Passion of the Christ

7.5 2004 Movie
The Patriot

The Patriot

7.2 2000 Movie
Gangster Squad

Gangster Squad

6.4 2013 Movie
Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter

Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter

5.8 2012 Movie

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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.

Filmography

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  1. 2026
    Wildwood

    Movie Director of Photography

  2. 2019
    Ad Astra

    Movie Additional Photography

  3. 2019
    The Lion King

    Movie Director of Photography

  4. 2019
    Hal

    Movie Self

  5. 2018
    Never Look Away

    Movie Director of Photography

  6. 2017
    Unforgettable

    Movie Director of Photography

  7. 2016
    Rules Don't Apply

    Movie Director of Photography

  8. 2016
    The Beatles: Eight Days a Week - The Touring Years

    Movie Director of Photography

  9. 2016
    Close Encounters with Vilmos Zsigmond

    Movie Self

  10. 2016
    The Natural: The Best There Ever Was

    Movie Self

  11. 2014
    Winter's Tale

    Movie Director of Photography

  12. 2013
    Gangster Squad

    Movie Additional Photography

  13. 2012
    Jack Reacher

    Movie Director of Photography

  14. 2012
    Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter

    Movie Director of Photography

  15. 2012
    Killer Joe

    Movie Director of Photography

  16. 2012
    Casablanca: An Unlikely Classic

    Movie Self

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  1. 2012
    Michael Curtiz: The Greatest Director You Never Heard Of

    Movie Self

  2. 2011
    Dream House

    Movie Director of Photography

  3. 2011
    These Amazing Shadows

    Movie Self

  4. 2009
    My Sister's Keeper

    Movie Director of Photography

  5. 2008
    Killshot

    Movie Director of Photography

  6. 2008
    The Spiderwick Chronicles

    Movie Director of Photography

  7. 2007
    Secrets from Another Place: Creating Twin Peaks

    Movie Self

  8. 2007
    Fog City Mavericks

    Movie Self

  9. 2007
    The Visions of Stanley Kubrick

    Movie Self

  10. 2007
    Standing on the Shoulders of Kubrick: The Legacy of 2001

    Movie Self

  11. 2007
    View from the Overlook: Crafting 'The Shining'

    Movie Self

  12. 2006
    Shadows of Suspense

    Movie Self

  13. 2006
    Cinematographer Style

    Movie Self

  14. 2006
    Conviction

    TV show Director

  15. 2006
    Ask the Dust

    Movie Director of Photography

  16. 2005
    Bones

    TV show Director

  17. 2005
    Ben-Hur: The Epic That Changed Cinema

    Movie Self

  18. 2005
    Law & Order: Trial by Jury

    TV show Director

  19. 2004
    National Treasure

    Movie Director of Photography

  20. 2004
    A Legacy of Filmmakers: The Early Years of American Zoetrope

    Movie Self

  21. 2004
    Artifact from the Future: The Making of 'THX 1138'

    Movie Self

  22. 2004
    The Passion of the Christ

    Movie Director of Photography

  23. 2003
    Timeline

    Movie Director of Photography

  24. 2003
    The Hunted

    Movie Director of Photography