Caleb Deschanel

Caleb Deschanel

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Born 1944-09-21Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

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.

Movies (17)

These Amazing Shadows

These Amazing Shadows

Visions of Light

Visions of Light

Fog City Mavericks

Fog City Mavericks

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

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

Secrets from Another Place: Creating Twin Peaks

Secrets from Another Place: Creating Twin Peaks

Standing on the Shoulders of Kubrick: The Legacy of 2001

Standing on the Shoulders of Kubrick: The Legacy of 2001

Michael Curtiz: The Greatest Director You Never Heard Of

Michael Curtiz: The Greatest Director You Never Heard Of

Close Encounters with Vilmos Zsigmond

Close Encounters with Vilmos Zsigmond

Shadows of Suspense

Shadows of Suspense

View from the Overlook: Crafting 'The Shining'

View from the Overlook: Crafting 'The Shining'

Ben-Hur: The Epic That Changed Cinema

Ben-Hur: The Epic That Changed Cinema

Hal

Hal

A Legacy of Filmmakers: The Early Years of American Zoetrope

A Legacy of Filmmakers: The Early Years of American Zoetrope

The Natural: The Best There Ever Was

The Natural: The Best There Ever Was

Casablanca: An Unlikely Classic

Casablanca: An Unlikely Classic

The Visions of Stanley Kubrick

The Visions of Stanley Kubrick

Cinematographer Style

Cinematographer Style