Proteus: A Nineteenth Century Vision

IMDb ID: tt0391407 · Rating: 7.5 (124 votes)

Genres: Documentary · 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, wh...

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South Africa: Proteus: A Nineteenth Century Vision (English)Runtime97 minutesMetascore67IMDb Popularity0User Reviews4Critic Reviews5Countries / RegionsUnited StatesLanguagesEnglishKeywordsart documentary
world
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poetryFilming LocationsGermanyProduction CompaniesNight Fire FilmsOfficial SitesNight Fire Films - http://www.nightfirefilms.org/proteus_home.htmlIMDb URLhttps://www.imdb.com/title/tt0391407/Local Poster/d/file/imdb/03/tt0391407.jpgUpdated At2025-02-10T20:58:24

Stars

Marian Seldes
Corey Burton
Richard Dysart
Phil Proctor
James Warwick

Directors

David Lebrun

Writers

David Lebrun

Full Cast & Crew

[Cast Group]
Actor: Marian Seldes | Character: Narrator
Actor: Corey Burton | Character: Ernst Haeckel
Actor: Richard Dysart | Character: The Ancient Mariner
Actor: Phil Proctor | Character: Wolfgang von Goethe
Actor: James Warwick | Character: Log of HMS Challenger

[Directors Group]
Name: David Lebrun | Role: Director

[Writers Group]
Name: David Lebrun | Role: Writer

[Producers Group]
Name: David Lebrun | Role: Producer

[Music Group]
Name: Yuval Ron | Role: Composer

[Editing Group]
Name: David Lebrun | Role: Editor

[Sound Department]
Name: George Lockwood | Role: Sound Department
Name: Eric Marin | Role: Sound Department

[Camera and Electrical Department]
Name: Richard Edwards | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Kevin Tod Haug | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: David Lebrun | Role: Camera and Electrical Department

[Music Department]
Name: Philip Vaiman | Role: Music Department

[Thanks]
Name: Michael Donnelly | Role: Thanks

Trailers

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Release Schedule

United States: January 2004 (Sundance Film Festival)
United States: April 11, 2004 (Philadelphia International Film Festival)
United States: July 31, 2004 (Woods Hole Film Festival)
United States: October 16, 2004 (Rochester ImageOut Lesbian and Gay Film and Video Festival)
United States: August 5, 2005 (New York City, New York)
Japan: March 21, 2007 (Scientific Film Festival)

Awards

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