Margaret Mead: An Observer Observed
1996 · 86 min
Documentary · TV Movie
★ 7.5A 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.
Crew
- Director Alan Berliner
- Writer Virginia Yans-McLaughlin
- Writer Robert Seidman
- Director of Photography Neil Smith
Cast
Margaret Mead
Self (archive footage)
- C
Christine Ward Gailey
Self
- N
Nancy C. Lutkehaus
Self
- Y
Yolanda Moses
Self
- M
Mary Catherine Bateson
Self
- R
Roy A. Rappaport
Self
- L
Luther S. Cressman
Self
- N
Nancy Marchand
Narrator
- G
Gregory Bateson
Self (archival footage)
- J
Julie Boyd
Margaret Mead
- M
Miriam Healy-Louie
Ruth Benedict
- C
Christopher Coucill
Gregory Bateson
Crew
- Director — Alan Berliner
- Writer — Virginia Yans-McLaughlin
- Writer — Robert Seidman
- Director of Photography — Neil Smith
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