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Feature film — 2004

Proteus: A Nineteenth Century Vision (2004)

5.01h 0mDocumentary — Animation — History

The animated documentary Proteus explores the nineteenth century's engagement with the undersea world through science, technology, painting, poetry and myth. The central figure of the film is biologist and artist Ernst Haeckel, who found in the depths of the sea an ecstatic and visionary fusion of science and art.

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Director: David Lebrun

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Cast & crew

Marian Seldes as Narrator (voice)

Marian Seldes

Narrator (voice)

Corey Burton as Ernst Haeckel (voice)

Corey Burton

Ernst Haeckel (voice)

Richard Dysart as The Ancient Mariner (voice)

Richard Dysart

The Ancient Mariner (voice)

Phil Proctor as Wolfgang von Goethe (voice)

Phil Proctor

Wolfgang von Goethe (voice)

James Warwick as Log of HMS Challenger (voice)

James Warwick

Log of HMS Challenger (voice)

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