Margaret Mead: An Observer Observed
7.5
2 votes
January 1, 1996
1h 26m
Overview
A documentary on the influential anthropologist Margaret Mead. Using never-before-seen archival footage, stills, interviews and dramatic re-creations, it shows the journey of how Mead became a scientist, adventurer, and international celebrity. As a true pioneer of cultural anthropology, her findings and ideas shaped how we think about ourselves.
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In United States
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Cast
Margaret Mead
Self (archive footage)Christine Ward Gailey
SelfNancy C. Lutkehaus
SelfYolanda Moses
SelfMary Catherine Bateson
SelfRoy A. Rappaport
SelfLuther S. Cressman
SelfNancy Marchand
NarratorGregory Bateson
Self (archival footage)Julie Boyd
Margaret MeadMiriam Healy-Louie
Ruth BenedictChristopher Coucill
Gregory BatesonPatrick O'Connell
Reo FortuneLutz Rath
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