CinemaOSMovie · 1996 · 1h 26m · G

Margaret Mead: An Observer Observed

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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.

Directed byAlan Berliner

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Status
Released
Runtime
1h 26m
Language
EN
Released
January 1, 1996

Featuring

Cast & crew

10 credited
Starring
Margaret Mead

Margaret Mead

Self (archive footage)

Christine Ward Gailey

Self

Nancy C. Lutkehaus

Self

Yolanda Moses

Self

Mary Catherine Bateson

Self

Roy A. Rappaport

Self

Luther S. Cressman

Self

Nancy Marchand

Narrator

Gregory Bateson

Self (archival footage)

Julie Boyd

Margaret Mead

Creative team
Directed by
Alan Berliner
Alan Berliner
Written by
Virginia Yans-McLaughlin
Robert Seidman
Produced by
Gail Jansen

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