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Caleb Deschanel

Born: 1944-09-21

From: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

About: 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.

Film credits:

These Amazing Shadows
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Ben-Hur: The Epic That Changed Cinema
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Close Encounters with Vilmos Zsigmond
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Visions of Light
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Artifact from the Future: The Making of 'THX 1138'
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A Legacy of Filmmakers: The Early Years of American Zoetrope
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Secrets from Another Place: Creating Twin Peaks
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Casablanca: An Unlikely Classic
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View from the Overlook: Crafting 'The Shining'
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The Visions of Stanley Kubrick
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Hal
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Michael Curtiz: The Greatest Director You Never Heard Of
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Cinematographer Style
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Fog City Mavericks
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Shadows of Suspense
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The Natural: The Best There Ever Was
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