Caleb Deschanel
Biography
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.
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Movies (46)
Ad Astra
Additional Photography (Camera)
2019
The Lion King
Director of Photography (Camera)
2019
Hal
as Self
2019
Never Look Away
Director of Photography (Camera)
2018
Unforgettable
Director of Photography (Camera)
2017
Rules Don't Apply
Director of Photography (Camera)
2016
The Beatles: Eight Days a Week - The Touring Years
Director of Photography (Camera)
2016
Close Encounters with Vilmos Zsigmond
as Self
2016
The Natural: The Best There Ever Was
as Self
2016
Winter's Tale
Director of Photography (Camera)
2014
Gangster Squad
Additional Photography (Camera)
2013
Jack Reacher
Director of Photography (Camera)
2012
Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter
Director of Photography (Camera)
2012
Killer Joe
Director of Photography (Camera)
2012
Casablanca: An Unlikely Classic
as Self
2012
Michael Curtiz: The Greatest Director You Never Heard Of
as Self
2012
Dream House
Director of Photography (Camera)
2011
These Amazing Shadows
as Self
2011
My Sister's Keeper
Director of Photography (Camera)
2009
Killshot
Director of Photography (Camera)
2008
The Spiderwick Chronicles
Director of Photography (Camera)
2008
Secrets from Another Place: Creating Twin Peaks
2007
Fog City Mavericks
as Self
2007
View from the Overlook: Crafting 'The Shining'
as Self
2007
The Visions of Stanley Kubrick
as Self
2007
Shadows of Suspense
as Self
2006
Cinematographer Style
as Self
2006
Ask the Dust
Director of Photography (Camera)
2006
Ben-Hur: The Epic That Changed Cinema
as Self
2005
National Treasure
Director of Photography (Camera)
2004
A Legacy of Filmmakers: The Early Years of American Zoetrope
as Self
2004
Artifact from the Future: The Making of 'THX 1138'
as Self
2004
The Passion of the Christ
Director of Photography (Camera)
2004
Timeline
Director of Photography (Camera)
2003
The Hunted
Director of Photography (Camera)
2003
The Patriot
Director of Photography (Camera)
2000
Anna and the King
Director of Photography (Camera)
1999
Message in a Bottle
Director of Photography (Camera)
1999
Hope Floats
Director of Photography (Camera)
1998
Titanic
Additional Photography (Camera)
1997
Fly Away Home
Director of Photography (Camera)
1996
It Could Happen to You
Director of Photography (Camera)
1994
Visions of Light
as Self
1992
Crusoe
Director (Directing)
1988
The Slugger's Wife
Director of Photography (Camera)
1985
The Natural
Director of Photography (Camera)
1984
