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Margaret Mead: An Observer Observed

Jan 1, 1996 · 1h 26m
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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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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
Directed by Alan Berliner

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EN
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US

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