Margaret Mead: An Observer Observed

6.0/ 10
1996
1h 26m
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.

Top Cast

Margaret Mead

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

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Gregory Bateson

Self (archival footage)

J

Julie Boyd

Margaret Mead

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