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.

Known for

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Hal

2019 ⭐ 6.6

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Close Encounters with Vilmos Zsigmond

2016 ⭐ 6.9

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Casablanca: An Unlikely Classic

2012 ⭐ 6.5

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Michael Curtiz: The Greatest Director You Never Heard Of

2012 ⭐ 6.7

Career timeline

2019

Hal

Self · 2019

⭐ 6.6

2016

Close Encounters with Vilmos Zsigmond

Self · 2016

⭐ 6.9

The Natural: The Best There Ever Was

Self · 2016

2012

Casablanca: An Unlikely Classic

Self · 2012

⭐ 6.5

Michael Curtiz: The Greatest Director You Never Heard Of

Self · 2012

⭐ 6.7

2011

These Amazing Shadows Notable

Self · 2011

⭐ 7.4

2007

Secrets from Another Place: Creating Twin Peaks Notable

Self · 2007

⭐ 7.4

Fog City Mavericks Notable

Self · 2007

⭐ 8.5

View from the Overlook: Crafting 'The Shining' Notable

Self · 2007

⭐ 7.4

2006

Shadows of Suspense

Self · 2006

Cinematographer Style

Self · 2006

⭐ 6.8

2005

Ben-Hur: The Epic That Changed Cinema

Self · 2005

⭐ 6.6

2004

A Legacy of Filmmakers: The Early Years of American Zoetrope Notable

Self · 2004

⭐ 7.6

1992

Visions of Light Notable

Self · 1992

⭐ 7.1

Frequently appears with

Hal Ashby

Self (archive footage)

Jane Fonda

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Jon Voight

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Lee Grant

Self

Dustin Hoffman

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Vilmos Zsigmond

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Nancy Allen

Self

Isabelle Huppert

Self

Peter Fonda

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Full filmography

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Hal

2019 ⭐ 6.6

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Close Encounters with Vilmos Zsigmond

2016 ⭐ 6.9

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The Natural: The Best There Ever Was

2016

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Casablanca: An Unlikely Classic

2012 ⭐ 6.5

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Michael Curtiz: The Greatest Director You Never Heard Of

2012 ⭐ 6.7

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These Amazing Shadows

2011 ⭐ 7.4

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Secrets from Another Place: Creating Twin Peaks

2007 ⭐ 7.4

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Fog City Mavericks

2007 ⭐ 8.5

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View from the Overlook: Crafting 'The Shining'

2007 ⭐ 7.4

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The Visions of Stanley Kubrick

2007 ⭐ 6.9

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Standing on the Shoulders of Kubrick: The Legacy of 2001

2007 ⭐ 6.2

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Shadows of Suspense

2006

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Cinematographer Style

2006 ⭐ 6.8

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Ben-Hur: The Epic That Changed Cinema

2005 ⭐ 6.6

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A Legacy of Filmmakers: The Early Years of American Zoetrope

2004 ⭐ 7.6

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Visions of Light

1992 ⭐ 7.1