Movie·1996·1h 26m
Margaret Mead: An Observer Observed
Country
United States of America
Language
English
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The Story
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.
Written By
Robert Seidman
Producer
Virginia Yans-McLaughlin, Gail Jansen
Cinematography
Neil Smith
Music
Jeffrey Levine
Editor
Alan Berliner
Themes
Audience Score
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Cast
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
Miriam Healy-Louie
Ruth Benedict
Christopher Coucill
Gregory Bateson
Patrick O'Connell
Reo Fortune
Lutz Rath
Franz Boas (voice)
// crew
Crew
Virginia Yans-McLaughlin
Writer, Executive Producer
Robert Seidman
Writer
Alan Berliner
Director, Editor
Gail Jansen
Producer
Joëlle Schon
Editor
Neil Smith
Director of Photography
Jeffrey Levine
Original Music Composer
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