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Caleb Deschanel is a Actor, Director, Director of Photography and Cinematography American born on 21 september 1944 at Philadelphia (USA)

Caleb Deschanel

Caleb Deschanel
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Birth name Joseph Caleb Deschanel
Nationality USA
Birth 21 september 1944 (79 years) at Philadelphia (USA)

Joseph Caleb Deschanel, A.S.C. (born September 21, 1944) is an American film cinematographer and film/television director. He has been nominated for the Academy Award for Best Cinematography five times. He is currently a member of the National Film Preservation Board of the Library of Congress, representing the American Society of Cinematographers.

Best films

Titanic (1997)
(Additional Photography)
The Lion King (2019)
(Director of Photography)
The Passion of the Christ (2004)
(Director of Photography)
National Treasure (2004)
(Director of Photography)
Jack Reacher (2012)
(Director of Photography)
The Patriot (2000)
(Director of Photography)

Usually with

George Lucas
George Lucas
(3 films)
Hal Ashby
Hal Ashby
(3 films)
James Cameron
James Cameron
(1 films)
Source : Wikidata

Filmography of Caleb Deschanel (45 films)

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Actor

Cinematographer Style, 1h26
Origin USA
Genres Documentary
Themes Documentary films about business, Documentary films about the visual arts, Documentary films about the film industry, Documentaire sur une personnalité
Actors Remi Adefarasin, Roger Deakins, Michael Ballhaus, Dion Beebe, Dean Cundey, Allen Daviau
Roles Self
Rating68% 3.433933.433933.433933.433933.43393
110 des meilleurs directeurs de la photographie du monde discutent de l'art de savoir comment et pourquoi les films ont l'apparence qu'ils ont.
Message in a Bottle, 2h11
Directed by Luis Mandoki
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy-drama, Romance
Actors Robin Wright, Kevin Costner, Paul Newman, John Savage, Illeana Douglas, Robbie Coltrane
Rating61% 3.099973.099973.099973.099973.09997
Theresa Osborne, a former reporter, works as a researcher for the Chicago Tribune. On a trip to Cape Cod, she finds a mysterious, intriguing love letter in a bottle in the sand, addressed from Garret to Catherine. She is fascinated by it and comes into possession of two more letters by the same person, eventually tracking down the man who wrote them, Garret Blake. He refurbished a boat called Happenstence with his wife before her death and he lives quietly on the Outer Banks of North Carolina near his father, Dodge.
Visions of Light, 1h32
Origin USA
Genres Documentary, Historical
Themes Films about films, Documentary films about business, Documentary films about the visual arts, Documentary films about the film industry, Documentaire sur une personnalité
Actors Ernest R. Dickerson, Michael Chapman, Vittorio Storaro, Sven Nykvist, Caleb Deschanel, Néstor Almendros
Roles Self
Rating76% 3.8417653.8417653.8417653.8417653.841765
The film is the equivalent of a walk through a cinema museum. The doc interviews many modern-day directors of photography and they illustrate via examples their best work and the scenes from films that influenced them to pursue their art.

Director

Crusoe
Crusoe (1988)
, 1h31
Directed by Caleb Deschanel
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Action, Adventure
Themes Films based on Robinson Crusoe
Actors Aidan Quinn, Adé Sapara, Timothy Spall, Michael Higgins, Shane Rimmer, Ricco Ross
Rating60% 3.0491253.0491253.0491253.0491253.049125
Tidewater, Virginia 1808. The story begins at sea with the main protagonist, Crusoe (Aidan Quinn), en route to Africa to retrieve slaves. His ship runs into a powerful storm, and the entire crew perishes except for Crusoe. He eventually makes his way to a tropical island, where he is alone and stranded until he discovers that a dog and a small flock of geese have also survived. He befriends the dog, and gains a close ally. He initially encounters many challenges, but eventually manages to make himself at ease on the island. Later he finds a rifle inside the shipwreck, and, weapon in hand and dog by his side, begins exploring the island. After spending more time on the island, Crusoe stumbles upon a group of tribesmen who are indigenous to the area but not the island. He finds, to his horror, that they are cannibals.
The Escape Artist, 1h34
Directed by Caleb Deschanel
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Comedy, Crime
Themes Films about magic and magicians
Actors Raúl Juliá, Griffin O'Neal, Desi Arnaz, Teri Garr, Joan Hackett, John P. Ryan
Rating60% 3.049823.049823.049823.049823.04982
Young and self-confident Danny Masters (Griffin O'Neal) is the teen-aged son of the late Harry Masters, the "greatest escape artist except for Houdini". Danny himself is an accomplished magician and escape artist. He leaves home to join Uncle Burke and Aunt Sibyl in their magic/mentalist act; Sibyl welcomes him but Burke is unenthusiastic.

Cameraman

Ad Astra
Ad Astra (2019)
, 2h4
Directed by James Gray
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Science fiction, Thriller, Adventure
Themes Space adventure films, Dans l'espace, Sur la Lune, Mars in film, Sur la Lune
Actors Brad Pitt, Tommy Lee Jones, Liv Tyler, Ruth Negga, Donald Sutherland, Jamie Kennedy
Roles Additional Photography
Rating64% 3.2452353.2452353.2452353.2452353.245235
Sur Terre, dans un futur proche, l’ingénieur et astronaute de la NASA Roy McBride s'occupe de la maintenance d'une antenne de 30 km de hauteur. Celle-ci est détruite lors d’une surcharge électrique venue de Neptune, qui cause des ravages également sur Terre.
The Lion King, 1h58
Directed by Jon Favreau
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Fantastic, Action, Adventure, Musical, Animation
Themes Films about animals, Films about lions, Films about apes, Children's films, Mise en scène d'un mammifère, Suricate
Actors Donald Glover, Beyoncé, James Earl Jones, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Seth Rogen, John Oliver
Roles Director of Photography
Rating68% 3.405473.405473.405473.405473.40547
Le jour se lève sur la savane africaine. Les animaux de toutes sorte engagent un périple vers un piton rocheux. C'est le jour de la présentation aux animaux de Simba, fils du roi lion Mufasa et de la reine lionne Sarabi. Mufasa rend ensuite visite à son frère Scar, qui n'est pas venu à la cérémonie. Ce dernier est jaloux de son frère et convoite son trône. Avec les hyènes, il va échafauder un plan pour le débarrasser de son frère et de Simba, pour s'en emparer.
Never Look Away, 3h8
Directed by Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck
Origin German
Genres Drama, Thriller, Historical, Romance
Themes Peinture
Actors Tom Schilling, Sebastien Koch, Paula Beer, Saskia Rosendahl, Oliver Masucci, Ina Weisse
Roles Director of Photography
Rating77% 3.8504753.8504753.8504753.8504753.850475
En 1939, à Dresde, un jeune garçon, Kurt Barnert, découvre avec sa tante une exposition de tableaux « dégénérés ». Sa tante, prétendument atteinte de schizophrénie, sera internée puis assassinée par les nazis. Kurt, voulant devenir peintre, apprend le réalisme socialiste en République démocratique allemande, avant de passer en République fédérale d'Allemagne.
Unforgettable
Directed by Denise Di Novi
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller
Actors Katherine Heigl, Rosario Dawson, Geoff Stults, Isabella Rice, Cheryl Ladd, Whitney Cummings
Roles Director of Photography
Rating51% 2.563782.563782.563782.563782.56378
A newly divorced mentally unstable mother, Tessa Connover, threatens the family of her ex-husband David, especially his new wife Julia Banks.
Unforgettable, 1h40
Directed by Denise Di Novi
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller
Actors Katherine Heigl, Rosario Dawson, Geoff Stults, Isabella Rice, Cheryl Ladd, Simon Kassianides
Roles Director of Photography
Rating51% 2.563782.563782.563782.563782.56378
Fraîchement divorcée, Tessa Connover ne s'est toujours pas remise de son divorce avec son ex-mari qui, un jour, lui présente sa nouvelle femme, Julia Banks. Tessa est prête à tout pour détruire leur couple...
Rules Don’t Apply, 2h7
Directed by Warren Beatty
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Biography, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Romance
Themes Children's films
Actors Alden Ehrenreich, Warren Beatty, Lily Collins, Taissa Farmiga, Matthew Broderick, Annette Bening
Roles Director of Photography
Rating57% 2.8512952.8512952.8512952.8512952.851295
The film takes place in the year 1958, and tells the story of an affair billionaire industrialist Howard Hughes (Warren Beatty) had in the later years of his life with a young actress (Lily Collins).
The Beatles: Eight Days a Week - The Touring Years, 1h46
Directed by Ron Howard
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Documentary, Musical
Themes Films about music and musicians, Documentary films about music and musicians, Concert, Musical films, Les Beatles
Actors Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, John Lennon, George Harrison, Richard Curtis, Whoopi Goldberg
Roles Director of Photography
Rating77% 3.8957953.8957953.8957953.8957953.895795
Le documentaire explore les premières années de la carrière du groupe et tente d'expliquer la synergie qui liait John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison et Ringo Starr qui a permis de les amener vers les sommets des palmarès mondiaux pour devenir un phénomène culturel global.
Winter's Tale, 2h9
Directed by Akiva Goldsman
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Fantastic, Fantasy, Romance
Themes Films about animals, Films based on science fiction novels, Films about horses, Mise en scène d'un mammifère
Actors Colin Farrell, Matt Bomer, Russell Crowe, Jessica Brown Findlay, Jennifer Connelly, Will Smith
Roles Director of Photography
Rating61% 3.0522253.0522253.0522253.0522253.052225
In 1895, a young immigrant couple is refused entry into Manhattan because they have consumption. When their infant son is not allowed entry to the country without them, the couple place him in a model sailboat named "City of Justice," in which the baby floats to the New York City shoreline. In 1916, the baby boy has grown up to become Peter Lake (Colin Farrell), a thief raised by a supernatural demon posing as the gangster Pearly Soames (Russell Crowe). Peter is marked for death when he decides to leave Pearly's gang. In a confrontation, he is rescued by a mysterious (winged at times) white horse, his guardian angel.