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Caleb Deschanel

Cinematographer

Caleb Deschanel

Born September 21, 1944 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA41 films

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).

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He is the father of actresses Emily Deschanel and Zooey Deschanel.

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The Godfather posterFirst watchThe Godfather19728.7Spanning the years 1945 to 1955, a chronicle of the fictional Italian-American Corleone crime family. When organized crime family patriarch, Vito Corleone barely survives an attempt on his…View film

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Filmography

41 films
  1. 2026WildwoodDirector of Photography
  2. 2019Ad AstraAdditional Photography
  3. 2019The Lion KingDirector of Photography
  4. 2018Never Look AwayDirector of Photography
  5. 2017UnforgettableDirector of Photography
  6. 2016Rules Don't ApplyDirector of Photography
  7. 2016The Beatles: Eight Days a Week - The Touring YearsDirector of Photography
  8. 2014Winter's TaleDirector of Photography
  9. 2013Gangster SquadAdditional Photography
  10. 2012Jack ReacherDirector of Photography
  11. 2012Abraham Lincoln: Vampire HunterDirector of Photography
  12. 2012Killer JoeDirector of Photography
  13. 2011Dream HouseDirector of Photography
  14. 2009My Sister's KeeperDirector of Photography
  15. 2008KillshotDirector of Photography
  16. 2008The Spiderwick ChroniclesDirector of Photography
  17. 2006Ask the DustDirector of Photography
  18. 2004National TreasureDirector of Photography
  19. 2004The Passion of the ChristDirector of Photography
  20. 2003TimelineDirector of Photography
  21. 2003The HuntedDirector of Photography
  22. 2000The PatriotDirector of Photography
  23. 1999Anna and the KingDirector of Photography
  24. 1999Message in a BottleDirector of Photography
  25. 1998Hope FloatsDirector of Photography
  26. 1997TitanicAdditional Photography
  27. 1996Fly Away HomeDirector of Photography
  28. 1994It Could Happen to YouDirector of Photography
  29. 1985The Slugger's WifeDirector of Photography
  30. 1984The NaturalDirector of Photography
  31. 1983The Right StuffDirector of Photography
  32. 1983The Black Stallion ReturnsAdditional Photography
  33. 1982Let's Spend the Night TogetherDirector of Photography
  34. 1979Being ThereDirector of Photography
  35. 1979The Black StallionDirector of Photography
  36. 1979More American GraffitiDirector of Photography
  37. 1979Apocalypse NowAdditional Director of Photography
  38. 1974A Woman Under the InfluenceAdditional Photography
  39. 1972The GodfatherAdditional Camera
  40. 1969Lanton MillsDirector of Photography
  41. 1969RodeoDirector of Photography