Released:
2004-01-01

Overview:
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.

Director:
David Lebrun

Runtime:
1h 0min

Genre:
Documentary, Animation, History

• Cast:
• 
  Marian Seldes
  as
  Narrator (voice)
• 
  Corey Burton
  as
  Ernst Haeckel (voice)
• 
  Richard Dysart
  as
  The Ancient Mariner (voice)
• 
  Phil Proctor
  as
  Wolfgang von Goethe (voice)
• 
  James Warwick
  as
  Log of HMS Challenger (voice)