Proteus: A Nineteenth Century Vision

4.0
20041h

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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Cast

Photo of Marian Seldes

Marian Seldes

Narrator (voice)

Photo of Corey Burton

Corey Burton

Ernst Haeckel (voice)

Photo of Richard Dysart

Richard Dysart

The Ancient Mariner (voice)

Photo of Phil Proctor

Phil Proctor

Wolfgang von Goethe (voice)

Photo of James Warwick

James Warwick

Log of HMS Challenger (voice)

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