Caleb Deschanel

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113 titles

Projects in Development (2 titles)	Budget
Growing Up Graceland Director Director See fewer
The Cincinnati Spin (2025) The Producers Wish To Thank The Producers Wish To Thank See fewer

Films in Production (1 title)	Budget	Status
Wildwood (2025) Cinematographer Cinematographer See fewer		Filming

Past Film & Video (60 titles)	Budget	Opening Weekend	Gross (US & Canada)	Gross (Worldwide)
Ad Astra (2019) Additional Photographer Additional Photographer See fewer	$90MM	$19MM	$50MM	$127MM
The Lion King (2019) Cinematographer Cinematographer See fewer	$260MM	$192MM	$544MM	$1.66B
Never Look Away (2018) Director Of Photography Director Of Photography See fewer	€18MM		$1.3MM	$6.2MM
Unforgettable (2017) Cinematographer Cinematographer See fewer	$12MM	$4.8MM	$11MM	$18MM
Rules Don't Apply (2016) Director Of Photography Director Of Photography See fewer	$25MM	$1.6MM	$3.7MM	$3.9MM
The Beatles: Eight Days a Week - The Touring Years (2016) Cinematographer Cinematographer See fewer		$785K	$2.9MM	$14MM
The Natural: The Best There Ever Was (2016) The Cinematographer / Self, Special Thanks The Cinematographer / Self, Special Thanks See fewer
The Diary of a Teenage Girl (2015) The Director Wishes To Thank The Director Wishes To Thank See fewer	$2MM	$52K	$1.5MM	$1.8MM
Winter's Tale (2014) Director Of Photography Director Of Photography See fewer	$60MM	$7.3MM	$13MM	$31MM
Hatchet III (2013) The Director Wishes To Thank The Director Wishes To Thank See fewer	$1.2MM
Gangster Squad (2013) Additional Director Of Photography Additional Director Of Photography See fewer	$60MM	$17MM	$46MM	$105MM
Jack Reacher (2012) Director Of Photography Director Of Photography See fewer	$60MM	$15MM	$80MM	$218MM
Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter (2012) Battlefield Photographer (uncredited), Director Of Photography Battlefield Photographer (uncredited), Director Of Photography See fewer	$69MM	$16MM	$38MM	$116MM
Dream House (2011) Director Of Photography Director Of Photography See fewer	$50MM	$8.1MM	$21MM	$40MM
Killer Joe (2011) Director Of Photography Director Of Photography See fewer	$11MM	$38K	$2MM	$4.6MM
My Sister's Keeper (2009) Director Of Photography Director Of Photography See fewer	$30MM	$12MM	$49MM	$96MM
Killshot (2008) Director Of Photography Director Of Photography See fewer		$11K	$19K	$3MM
The Spiderwick Chronicles (2008) Director Of Photography Director Of Photography See fewer	$90MM	$19MM	$71MM	$164MM
Secrets from Another Place: Creating Twin Peaks (2007) (Video) - Self - Director, Special Thanks Self - Director, Special Thanks See fewer
Twin Peaks Cast Interviews: 'Origin' 'Production' 'Legacy' (2007) (Video) - Special Thanks Special Thanks See fewer
Ask the Dust (2006) Director Of Photography Director Of Photography See fewer		$69K	$744K	$2.5MM
National Treasure (2004) Director Of Photography Director Of Photography See fewer	$100MM	$35MM	$173MM	$348MM
The Passion of the Christ (2004) Director Of Photography Director Of Photography See fewer	$30MM	$84MM	$371MM	$612MM
Timeline (2003) Director Of Photography Director Of Photography See fewer	$80MM	$8.4MM	$19MM	$44MM
T-20 Years and Counting (2003) (Video) - Self, Acknowledgment (additional footage provided by) Self, Acknowledgment (additional footage provided by) See fewer
The Hunted (2003) Director Of Photography Director Of Photography See fewer	$55MM	$13MM	$34MM	$46MM
The Patriot (2000) Director Of Photography Director Of Photography See fewer	$110MM	$22MM	$113MM	$215MM
Anna and the King (1999) Director Of Photography Director Of Photography See fewer	$92MM	$5.2MM	$39MM	$114MM
Message in a Bottle (1999) Man At The B&B, Director Of Photography Man At The B&B, Director Of Photography See fewer	$80MM	$17MM	$53MM	$119MM
Hope Floats (1998) Director Of Photography Director Of Photography See fewer	$30MM	$14MM	$60MM	$81MM
Titanic (1997) Director Of Photography (Halifax contemporary shoot) Director Of Photography (Halifax contemporary shoot) See fewer	$200MM	$29MM	$674MM	$2.26B
Fly Away Home (1996) Director Of Photography Director Of Photography See fewer	$22MM	$4.7MM	$25MM	$25MM
It Could Happen to You (1994) Director Of Photography Director Of Photography See fewer	$20MM	$8.1MM	$38MM	$38MM
Visions of Light (1992) Self, Special Thanks (AFI) Self, Special Thanks (AFI) See fewer		$28K	$800K	$800K
Crusoe (1988) Director Director See fewer		$7K	$315K	$315K
50 Years of Action! (1986) Cinematographer Cinematographer See fewer
The Slugger's Wife (1985) Director Of Photography Director Of Photography See fewer	$19MM	$1.3MM	$1.9MM	$1.9MM
The Natural (1984) Director Of Photography Director Of Photography See fewer	$28MM	$5.1MM	$48MM	$48MM
The Right Stuff (1983) Director Of Photography Director Of Photography See fewer	$27MM	$1.6MM	$21MM	$21MM
The Black Stallion Returns (1983) Additional Photographer Additional Photographer See fewer		$2.9MM	$12MM	$12MM
Let's Spend the Night Together (1982) Cinematographer Cinematographer See fewer		$1.3MM	$3.8MM	$3.8MM
The Escape Artist (1982) Director Director See fewer		$23K	$143K	$143K
Personal Best (1982) Cinematographer (uncredited), Special Thanks Cinematographer (uncredited), Special Thanks See fewer	$16MM		$5.7MM	$5.7MM
Being There (1979) Director Of Photography Director Of Photography See fewer			$30MM	$30MM
The Black Stallion (1979) Director Of Photography Director Of Photography See fewer	$2.7MM		$38MM	$38MM
More American Graffiti (1979) Director Of Photography Director Of Photography See fewer	$3MM		$15MM	$15MM
Apocalypse Now (1979) Director Of Photography (insert) Director Of Photography (insert) See fewer	$32MM	$119K	$96MM	$105MM
Trains (1976) (Short) - Cinematographer, Director, Writer Cinematographer, Director, Writer See fewer
The Hello Machine (1974) (Short) - Cinematographer Cinematographer See fewer
A Woman Under the Influence (1974) Additional Photographer Additional Photographer See fewer				$26K
Intermission (1973) Cinematographer Cinematographer See fewer
In Pursuit of Treasure (1972) Director Of Photography (second unit) Director Of Photography (second unit) See fewer
The Godfather (1972) Camera (newspaper sequence) (uncredited), Newspaper Sequence (uncredited) Camera (newspaper sequence) (uncredited), Newspaper Sequence (uncredited) See fewer	$6MM	$302K	$136MM	$250MM
Angels Hard as They Come (1971) Additional Photographer Additional Photographer See fewer
THX 1138 (1971) Additional Photographer (uncredited), Thanks Additional Photographer (uncredited), Thanks See fewer	$777K		$2.4MM	$2.4MM
West Texas (1970) Assistant Camera Assistant Camera See fewer
Lanton Mills (1969) (Short) - Cinematographer Cinematographer See fewer
The Director (1969) (Short) - Cinematographer Cinematographer See fewer
The Production Manager (1969) (Short) - Cinematographer Cinematographer See fewer
Rodeo (1969) (Short) - Cinematographer Cinematographer See fewer	$20K

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Past Television (4 titles)	Episodes
Bones (2007) (TV Series) - Director (1 episode, 2007) Director (1 episode, 2007) See fewer The Glowing Bones in 'The Old Stone House' (May 9, 2007) Season 2, Episode 20 - Director Director See fewer	1
Conviction (2006) (TV Series) - Director (2 episodes, 2006) Director (2 episodes, 2006) See fewer Madness (Apr 7, 2006) Season 1, Episode 6 - Director Director See fewer Savasana (Mar 31, 2006) Season 1, Episode 5 - Director Director See fewer	2
Law & Order: Trial by Jury (2005) (TV Series) - Director (3 episodes, 2005) Director (3 episodes, 2005) See fewer Day (May 3, 2005) Season 1, Episode 11 - Director Director See fewer See more See fewer Loading	3
Twin Peaks (1990–1991) (TV Series) - Director (3 episodes, 1990) Director (3 episodes, 1990) See fewer The Black Widow (Jan 12, 1991) Season 2, Episode 12 - Director Director See fewer See more See fewer Loading	3

Self (43 titles)
ASC Clubhouse Conversations (2021–2022) (TV Series) - Self - Interviewer (2 episodes, 2021) Self - Interviewer (2 episodes, 2021) See fewer Bardo, False Chronicle of a Handful of Truths (Dec 13, 2022) Season 6, Episode 15 - Self - Interviewer Self - Interviewer See fewer Being the Ricardos (Dec 10, 2021) Season 4, Episode 6 - Self - Interviewer Self - Interviewer See fewer
Team Deakins (2021) (Podcast Series) - Self - Guest (1 episode, 2021) Self - Guest (1 episode, 2021) See fewer Caleb Deschanel - Cinematographer (Feb 3, 2021) Season 1, Episode 86 - Self - Guest Self - Guest See fewer
Serierejser (2020) (TV Mini-series) - Self (2 episodes, 2020) Self (2 episodes, 2020) See fewer Twin Peaks: The Return (Jan 31, 2020) Season 1, Episode 5 - Self Self See fewer Twin Peaks (Jan 24, 2020) Season 1, Episode 4 - Self Self See fewer
The Lion King: Breaking Ground with Virtual Prod (2019) (Video) - Self Self See fewer
The Lion King: Innovating and Carrying The Vision Through to the End (2019) (Video) - Self Self See fewer
The Lion King: Visiting Kenya and Building the Pridelands (2019) (Video) - Self Self See fewer
The Oscars (2019) (TV Special) - Self - Nominee Self - Nominee See fewer
The Movies That Made Me (2018) (Podcast Series) - Self - Guest (1 episode, 2018) Self - Guest (1 episode, 2018) See fewer Caleb Deschanel (Nov 20, 2018) Season 1, Episode 19 - Self - Guest Self - Guest See fewer
Friedkin Uncut (2018) Self Self See fewer
Hal (2018) Self Self See fewer
This Is 'Rules Don't Apply' (2017) (Video) - Self - Cinematographer Self - Cinematographer See fewer
Close Encounters with Vilmos Zsigmond (2016) Self Self See fewer
Who Do You Think You Are? (2013) (TV Series) - Self (1 episode, 2013) Self (1 episode, 2013) See fewer Zooey Deschanel (Aug 13, 2013) Season 4, Episode 4 - Self Self See fewer
Casablanca: An Unlikely Classic (2012) (Video) - Self Self See fewer
Michael Curtiz: The Greatest Director You Never Heard Of (2012) (Short) - Self Self See fewer
These Amazing Shadows (2011) Self Self See fewer
Sundance Directors Lab (2009) (TV Series) - Self (3 episodes, 2009) Self (3 episodes, 2009) See fewer That's a Wrap! (Aug 17, 2009) Season 1, Episode 8 - Self Self See fewer See more See fewer Loading
Arthur Miller: Painter with Light (2008) (Short) - Self Self See fewer
Great Bolshy Yarblockos! Making 'A Clockwork Orange' (2007) (Video) - Self Self See fewer
Standing on the Shoulders of Kubrick: The Legacy of 2001 (2007) (Video) - Self Self See fewer
The Visions of Stanley Kubrick (2007) (Video) - Self Self See fewer
View from the Overlook: Crafting 'the Shining' (2007) (Video) - Self Self See fewer
Fog City Mavericks (2007) Self Self See fewer
Twin Peaks Crew Interviews (2007) (Video) - Self Self See fewer
Below the Line: A Panel Discussion on 'the Passion of the Christ' (2007) (Video) - Self Self See fewer
By His Wounds We Are Healed: The Making of 'The Passion of the Christ' (2007) (Video) - Self Self See fewer
Shadows of Suspense (2006) (Video) - Self Self See fewer
Cinematographer Style (2006) Self Self See fewer
Who Needs Sleep? (2006) Self Self See fewer
The 100 Greatest Family Films (2005) (TV Movie) - Self Self See fewer
Ben-Hur: The Epic That Changed Cinema (2005) (Video) - Self Self See fewer
National Treasure: On the Set of American History (2005) (Video) - Self Self See fewer
To Steal a 'National Treasure' (2005) (Video) - Self Self See fewer
'National Treasure' on Location (2005) (Video) - Self Self See fewer
The 77th Annual Academy Awards (2005) (TV Special) - Self - Nominee Self - Nominee See fewer
A Legacy of Filmmakers: The Early Years of American Zoetrope (2004) (Video) - Self Self See fewer
Artifact from the Future: The Making of 'THX 1138' (2004) (Video) - Self Self See fewer
Journey Through 'Timeline' (2004) (Video) - Self Self See fewer
The Making of 'the Passion of the Christ' (2004) (TV Movie) - Self Self See fewer
The Passion Behind 'the Passion' (2004) (TV Movie) - Self Self See fewer
Realizing 'the Right Stuff' (2003) (Video) - Self Self See fewer
HBO First Look (1996–1999) (TV Series) - Self (2 episodes, 1996) Self (2 episodes, 1996) See fewer Anna and the King: A Modern Epic (Dec 1999) Season 6, Episode 13 - Self Self See fewer 'Fly Away Home': Leading the Flock (Aug 1996) Season 3, Episode 6 - Self Self See fewer
International Cinematographer's Guild Heritage Series (1991– ) (TV Series) - Self (1 episode) Self (1 episode) See fewer Caleb Deschanel Self Self See fewer

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Other (3 titles)
Rod Stewart: Rhythm of My Heart (1991) (Music Video) - Director Director See fewer
Eric Clapton: Pretending (1989) (Music Video) - Director Director See fewer
The Beach Boys: Good Vibrations (1966) (Music Video) - Camera Operator Camera Operator See fewer

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