| Edition |
Letterboxed. |
| Description |
1 videodisc (59 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in. |
| System Details |
DVD. |
| Performer |
Narrator, Marian Seldes ; voices of Corey Burton (Ernst Haeckel), Richard Dysart (Ancient Mariner), Philip Proctor (Wolfgang von Goethe), James Warwick (log of HMS Challenger). |
| Credits |
Animation camera, Chuck Martin, Kevin Haug, Richard Edwards ; editor, David Lebrun ; music, Yuval Ron. |
| Note |
Copyright date on credit frame: 2003; copyright date on disc label: 2004. |
| Summary |
Through the works of biologist and philosopher Ernst Haeckel, the role of the sea as the "outer space" of his time is explored. Based almost entirely on 19th-century scientific illustrations, paintings, and photographs brought to life through innovative animation, Proteus explores the undersea world through a complex tapestry of biology, oceanography, scientific history, poetry and myth. |
| Note |
GMD: videorecording. |
| Subject |
Haeckel, Ernst, 1834-1919.
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Marine Biology -- history.
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Evolution.
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History, 19th Century.
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Oceanography -- history.
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Protozoa.
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Haeckel, Ernst, 1834-1919.
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Science and the arts.
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Underwater exploration.
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Radiolaria, Fossil.
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Evolution.
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| Genre/Form |
Documentary films.
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| Added Author |
Lebrun, David, 1944-
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Night Fire Films.
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| Added Title |
Nineteenth century vision |
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