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

These Amazing Shadows 2011 ★ 7.4

Ben-Hur: The Epic That Changed Cinema 2005 ★ 6.5

A Legacy of Filmmakers: The Early Years of American Zoetrope 2004 ★ 7.6

Standing on the Shoulders of Kubrick: The Legacy of 2001 2007 ★ 6.2

Fog City Mavericks 2007 ★ 8.5

Hal 2019 ★ 6.6

The Visions of Stanley Kubrick 2007 ★ 6.9

The Escape Artist 1982 ★ 6.2

Secrets from Another Place: Creating Twin Peaks 2007 ★ 7.4

Shadows of Suspense 2006

Visions of Light 1992 ★ 7.0

Crusoe 1989 ★ 5.9

Cinematographer Style 2006 ★ 6.8

Close Encounters with Vilmos Zsigmond 2016 ★ 6.9

Artifact from the Future: The Making of 'THX 1138' 2004 ★ 7.0

View from the Overlook: Crafting 'The Shining' 2007 ★ 7.4

Trains 1976 ★ 7.5

Casablanca: An Unlikely Classic 2012 ★ 6.5