
Margaret Mead: An Observer Observed
January 1, 1996•1h 26m•★ 7.5
DocumentaryTV 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. As a true pioneer of cultural anthropology, her findings and ideas shaped how we think about ourselves.
Director
Alan BerlinerCast

Margaret Mead
Self (archive footage)
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Christine Ward Gailey
Self
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Nancy C. Lutkehaus
Self
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Yolanda Moses
Self
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Mary Catherine Bateson
Self
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Roy A. Rappaport
Self
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Luther S. Cressman
Self
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Nancy Marchand
Narrator
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Gregory Bateson
Self (archival footage)
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Julie Boyd
Margaret Mead
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Miriam Healy-Louie
Ruth Benedict
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Christopher Coucill
Gregory Bateson
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Patrick O'Connell
Reo Fortune
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Lutz Rath
Franz Boas (voice)