Margaret Mead: An Observer Observed (1996)
1996 · G · 1h 26m · Documentary, TV Movie
Genres: Documentary, TV Movie
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.
Director: Alan Berliner
Writers: Virginia Yans-McLaughlin, Robert Seidman
Music by: Jeffrey Levine
Cinematography: Neil Smith
Editor: Alan Berliner, Joëlle Schon
Cast
Margaret Mead as Self (archive footage)Christine Ward Gailey as SelfNancy C. Lutkehaus as SelfYolanda Moses as SelfMary Catherine Bateson as SelfRoy A. Rappaport as SelfLuther S. Cressman as SelfNancy Marchand as NarratorGregory Bateson as Self (archival footage)Julie Boyd as Margaret MeadMiriam Healy-Louie as Ruth BenedictChristopher Coucill as Gregory BatesonMore like this
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