Proteus: A Nineteenth Century Vision (2004)

Proteus: A Nineteenth Century Vision

2004

Documentary Animation History

Synopsis

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.

Credits

Director

David Lebrun

Cast

Corey Burton as Ernst Haeckel (voice)

James Warwick as Log of HMS Challenger (voice)

Marian Seldes as Narrator (voice)

Phil Proctor as Wolfgang von Goethe (voice)

Richard Dysart as The Ancient Mariner (voice)

Crew

David Lebrun (Writer)