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Caleb Deschanel
- Born
- September 21, 1944
- Place
- Philadelphia, 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.
Filmography
Known for
7.4These Amazing Shadows
2011
6.5Ben-Hur: The Epic That Changed Cinema
2005
6.9Close Encounters with Vilmos Zsigmond
2016
7.0Visions of Light
1992
7.6A Legacy of Filmmakers: The Early Years of American Zoetrope
2004
7.4Secrets from Another Place: Creating Twin Peaks
2007
6.5Casablanca: An Unlikely Classic
2012
7.4View from the Overlook: Crafting 'The Shining'
2007
6.9The Visions of Stanley Kubrick
2007
6.6Hal
2019
6.7Michael Curtiz: The Greatest Director You Never Heard Of
2012
6.8Cinematographer Style
2006
8.5Fog City Mavericks
2007
Shadows of Suspense
2006
The Natural: The Best There Ever Was
2016
6.2Standing on the Shoulders of Kubrick: The Legacy of 2001
2007
6.8Anna and the King
1999
7.5The Passion of the Christ
2004