Wunderwesen Schmetterling (2018)
Farbenfroh, filigran, flatterhaft: Schmetterlinge sind ganz besondere Lebewesen. Aber hinter der hübschen äußeren Erscheinung verbirgt sich ein dramatisches Dasein. Die Terra-Mater-Dokumentation „Wunderwesen Schmetterling“ liefert überraschende Einblicke und viele kaum bekannte Informationen über diese einzigartigen Insekten. Im Mittelpunkt stehen die Merkmale und faszinierenden Fähigkeiten dieser Insekten. Schmetterlinge haben vier wichtige Entwicklungsphasen: Vom Ei über die Raupe und Puppe bis zum fertigen Falter. Speziell die Metamorphose von der Puppe zum Schmetterling ist eines der größten Rätsel der Natur – die Forscher kennen noch immer nicht alle Details.
Der Regisseur: Ann Johnson Prum
![]() |
Paul Giamatti as Narrator (voice) |
![]() |
Akito Kawahara as Self - Florida Museum of Natural History |
![]() |
Jesse R. Barber as Self - Boise State University |
![]() |
Mary Jane Epps as Self - Mary Baldwin University |
![]() |
Aaron Pomerantz as Self - PhD. Student at the University of California |
![]() |
Constantí Stefanescu as Self - Natural History Museum of Granollers |
![]() |
Jason Chapman as Self - Rothamsted Research |
![]() |
Peter R. Houlihan as Self - Biologist (uncredited) |
| Camera | Mark Carroll | Director of Photography |
| Camera | Ann Johnson Prum | Director of Photography |
| Camera | Russell Kaye | Director of Photography |
| Writing | Janet Hess | Writer |
| Directing | Ann Johnson Prum | Director |
| Production | Ivo Filatsch | Executive Producer |
| Crew | George Page | Creator |
| Crew | Thomas Lovejoy | Creator |
| Production | Sabine Holzer | Executive Producer |
| Production | James F. Burke | Associate Producer |
| Production | Traude Botha | Production Manager |
| Sound | Stefan K. Fiedler | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Crew | Eric Olson | Digital Producer |
| Editing | Jim Isler | Editor |
| Sound | Stefan K. Fiedler | Sound Designer |
| Editing | Stacey Douglass Moverley | Online Editor |
| Production | Fred Kaufman | Executive Producer |
| Production | Ann Johnson Prum | Producer |
| Sound | Ed Campbell | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Production | Melanie Quinn | Associate Producer |
| Production | Aldo Metzelaar | Line Producer |
| Sound | Jim Isler | Sound Designer |
| Editing | Victoria Dick | Online Editor |
| Production | Jayne Yoon Jung Jun | Coordinating Producer |
| Crew | Michael Fröch | Post Production Supervisor |
| Sound | Robin Klein | Sound |
| Production | Dinah Czezik-Müller | Unit Manager |
| Sound | David Mitcham | Music |
| Editing | Nathan Punwar | Assistant Editor |
| Editing | Lee Niederkofler | Colorist |