Movie: Margaret Mead: An Observer Observed

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Margaret Mead
Margaret Mead

Self (archive footage)

Christine Ward Gailey
Christine Ward Gailey

Self

Nancy C. Lutkehaus
Nancy C. Lutkehaus

Self

Yolanda Moses
Yolanda Moses

Self

Mary Catherine Bateson
Mary Catherine Bateson

Self

Roy A. Rappaport
Roy A. Rappaport

Self

Luther S. Cressman
Luther S. Cressman

Self

Nancy Marchand
Nancy Marchand

Narrator

Gregory Bateson
Gregory Bateson

Self (archival footage)

Julie Boyd
Julie Boyd

Margaret Mead

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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.

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    1996-01-01

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    English
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