Deschanel, Caleb 1944-

Overview

Works:	63 works in 122 publications in 7 languages and 15,262 library holdings
Roles:	Cinematographer , Director, Photographer
Classifications:	pn1997, 791.4372

Publication Timeline

1980 |

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Publications about Caleb Deschanel

Publications by Caleb Deschanel

Most widely held works about Caleb Deschanel

Deschanel, Caleb ( Book )

Most widely held works by Caleb Deschanel

National treasure ( Visual )
5 editions published between 2004 and 2005 in English and held by 2,053 libraries worldwide
Since his childhood, Benjamin Franklin Gates has known that he is a descendant of a long line of people whose job it has been to guard a treasure hidden by the Founding Fathers. They hid clues to its whereabouts in the country's currency and on the back of the Declaration of Independence. Now, Ben has learned of a plot to steal the Declaration, and has only one option: he has to steal it himself. Even if he pulls off this monumental task, keeping the treasure safe is still going to be incredibly hard, especially since the FBI now knows of his plans.

The passion of the Christ ( Visual )
5 editions published between 2004 and 2008 in Aramaic and held by 1,671 libraries worldwide
Concerns the last twelve hours in the life of Jesus of Nazareth. In the Garden of Gethsemane near the Mount of Olives, Jesus is betrayed by Judas Iscariot. Jesus is condemned to death for blasphemy and brought before Pontius Pilate, the Roman governor of Judea, for sentencing. The roaring crowd demands his death, so Pilate orders his crucifixion. Jesus is severely beaten and made to carry his cross up to Golgotha, the hill outside Jerusalem, where he is nailed to the cross. With his mother looking on, he dies.

The passion of the Christ ( Visual )
10 editions published between 2004 and 2008 in 3 languages and held by 1,359 libraries worldwide
Concerns the last twelve hours in the life of Jesus of Nazareth. In the Garden of Gethsemane near the Mount of Olives, Jesus is betrayed by Judas Iscariot. Jesus is condemned to death for blasphemy and brought before Pontius Pilate, the Roman governor of Judea, for sentencing. The roaring crowd demands his death, so Pilate orders his crucifixion. Jesus is severely beaten and made to carry his cross up to Golgotha, the hill outside Jerusalem, where he is nailed to the cross. With his mother looking on, he dies.

The Spiderwick chronicles ( Visual )
2 editions published between 2008 and 2011 in English and held by 1,282 libraries worldwide
The moment the Grace family moves into the dilapidated Spiderwick Estate, strange things begin to happen. Jared, a curious, adventurous boy, quickly seeks out and finds the hidden laboratory of his great great uncle Arthur Spiderwick. He unleashes a mysterious force when he locates a field guide full of the secrets of the magical creatures that inhabit the forest surrounding the mansion. His twin brother Simon is calm and reserved but is rapidly drawn into the fantastical world of fairies and goblins. Older sister Mallory and their mom are harder to convince, but after the almighty and ruthless ogre leader Mulgarath begins to attack the home, the entire family must band together to combat the hordes of goblins and creatures that lurk just outside.

Fly away home ( Visual )
1 edition published in 1996 in English and held by 1,136 libraries worldwide
A 13-year old girl and her estranged father learn what family is all about when they adopt an orphaned flock of geese and teach them how to fly.

The patriot ( Visual )
5 editions published between 2000 and 2002 in English and Spanish and held by 987 libraries worldwide
A hero of the French and Indian conflict, Benjamin Martin had renounced fighting forever to raise his family in peace. However, when British troops arrive at his South Carolina home and endanger his family, he takes up arms alongside his idealistic patriot son, Gabriel.

Timeline ( Visual )
4 editions published in 2004 in English and held by 880 libraries worldwide
A group of present-day archeology students are stunned to discover a handwritten plea for help dated April 2, 1357 ... from their own professor. He's been blasted back in time to the 14th century. To rescue him, they must travel back and survive one of the most violent battles in world history--and make it back to the 21st century alive.

Message in a bottle ( Visual )
1 edition published in 1999 in English and held by 875 libraries worldwide
A reporter traces a lonely widower who wrote a heart-felt message, placed it in a bottle, and threw it out to sea.

Hope floats ( Visual )
1 edition published in 1998 in English and held by 721 libraries worldwide
After a very sloppy and painful divorce, a woman who comes back to her home town in Smithville, Texas with her daughter, has to deal with the people in her town.

The hunted ( Visual )
5 editions published in 2003 in English and held by 704 libraries worldwide
Aaron Hallam is one of the U.S. military's most skilled hand-to-hand combat operatives. Plagued by traumatic flashbacks of death and destruction, he regresses into a feral, survivalist state in the woods of the Pacific Northwest. There, he deliberately and elaborately hunts and kills poachers who happen to cross his path. When the FBI investigates the murders, they call in the man who taught Hallam everything he knows: retiree L.T. Bonham. As the instructor pursues his unhinged former pupil, Bonham begins to learn about key events in Hallam's life that pushed him over the edge.

Anna and the King ( Visual )
1 edition published in 2000 in English and held by 624 libraries worldwide
English schoolteacher Anna Leonowens has traveled to Siam to educate the 58 children of King Mongkut. Each has preconceived ideas about the other's world. Amid the danger of political unrest, their respect for each other turns into something more.

Killshot ( Visual )
1 edition published in 2009 in English and held by 380 libraries worldwide
"Armand 'Blackbird' Degas is a Mafia hit man who shoots to kill and never leaves witnesses, until now. When Carmen and Wayne Colson see him at the scene of a botched murder attempt, they become his next targets. After entering witness protection, they discover the law isn't on their side and decide to take matters into their own hands"--Container.

Being there ( Visual )
1 edition published in 2009 in English and held by 303 libraries worldwide
Chance is a secluded gardener who has spent all his life in the Washington D.C. house of an old man. When the man dies, Chance is put out on the street with no knowledge of the world except what he has learned from television. After a run in with a limousine, he ends up a guest of Eve and her husband Ben. Ben is an influential, but sickly businessman. Now called Chauncey Gardner, Chance becomes friend and confidante to Ben, as well as an unlikely political insider.

The patriot ( Visual )
3 editions published between 2000 and 2006 in English and held by 229 libraries worldwide
A hero of the French and Indian conflict, Benjamin Martin had renounced fighting forever to raise his family in peace. However, when British troops arrive at his South Carolina home and endanger his family, he takes up arms alongside his idealistic patriot son, Gabriel.

The Rolling Stones Let's spend the night together ( Visual )
2 editions published between 1982 and 2010 in English and held by 118 libraries worldwide
Film of the Rolling Stones' 1981 U.S. tour. The tenth tour of the Rolling Stones and one of the most ambitious musical presentations of all time, Let's Spend the Night Together, began on September 25, 1981, at the JFK Stadium in Philadelphia, and ended on December 19 in the Hampton Coliseum. Mick Jagger, Keith Richard, Ron Wood, Bill Wyman and Charlie Waters viewed by an audience of more than 90,000 fans per show. In total, more than two million people witnessed their success. Managed by the experienced Hal Ashby (Coming Home), the Stones hired him exclusively to document every second of their presentations. The result is one of the most spectacular musical concerts of all time, inspiring the megashows made in stadiums nowadays. Unprecedented in Brazil, this DVD shows the Stones' lavish musicality and songs that redefined the whole concept of rock and roll.

American graffiti More American graffiti ( Visual )
1 edition published in 2003 in English and held by 96 libraries worldwide
American graffiti: Four teenagers come of age on their last summer night before college in 1962.

The right stuff ( Visual )
3 editions published between 1992 and 2009 in English and held by 77 libraries worldwide
Depicts the lives, ambitions, thoughts, and feelings of the seven Project Mercury astronauts before, during, and after their historic space flights.

More American graffiti ( Visual )
1 edition published in 2003 in English and held by 62 libraries worldwide
The gang from American graffiti are back to explore the impact of the turbulent 60's, a time of crisis, war and social revolt, marking the end of an era of innocence for them. They find themselves in the eye of the storm of the 60's: Vietnam, Haight-Ashbury and the campus peace movement. Features the period's greatest hits by artists like Bob Dylan, Donovan, Simon and Garfunkel, The Byrds and The Doors.

Crusoe ( Visual )
1 edition published in 1989 in English and held by 58 libraries worldwide
A relentlessly greedy slave trader is driven to sea for one more load. But an ironic twist of fate puts this classic hero to the ultimate test when raging storms rip his ship apart. His crew drowned, Crusoe is washed ashore on a tropical island naked and alone, where he must carve a new existence from the wild terrain. As he learns to master this strange, primitive world, he discoveres that he is not alone.

Hope floats ( Visual )
1 edition published in 2009 in English and held by 47 libraries worldwide
Birdee Pruitt has a life most people would envy. But when her cheating husband reveals his infidelity to her on a national TV talk show, her perfect life comes crashing down. Devastated, Birdee and her young daughter head home to the small town she left behind. As mother and daughter struggle to adjust to their new lives, Birdee slowly gains the strength to open her heart and find hope again.