
Caleb Deschanel
CameraBorn 1944-09-21Philadelphia, 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.
Known for (16 titles)
movieFog City Mavericks
2007 · ★ 8.5
movieA Legacy of Filmmakers: The Early Years of American Zoetrope
2004 · ★ 7.6
movieThese Amazing Shadows
2011 · ★ 7.4
movieSecrets from Another Place: Creating Twin Peaks
2007 · ★ 7.4
movieView from the Overlook: Crafting 'The Shining'
2007 · ★ 7.4
movieVisions of Light
1992 · ★ 7.0
movieClose Encounters with Vilmos Zsigmond
2016 · ★ 6.9
movieThe Visions of Stanley Kubrick
2007 · ★ 6.9
movieCinematographer Style
2006 · ★ 6.8
movieMichael Curtiz: The Greatest Director You Never Heard Of
2012 · ★ 6.7
movieHal
2019 · ★ 6.6
movieBen-Hur: The Epic That Changed Cinema
2005 · ★ 6.5
movieCasablanca: An Unlikely Classic
2012 · ★ 6.5
movieStanding on the Shoulders of Kubrick: The Legacy of 2001
2007 · ★ 6.2
movieThe Natural: The Best There Ever Was
2016 · ★ 6.0
movieShadows of Suspense
2006 · ★ 0.0