United States / Jan 01, 1996 / G
Margaret Mead: An Observer Observed (1996)
Directed by Alan Berliner
1h 26minruntime
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Plot
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.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Nancy Marchand | Narrator |
| Gregory Bateson | Self (archival footage) |
| Julie Boyd | Margaret Mead |
| Miriam Healy-Louie | Ruth Benedict |
| Christopher Coucill | Gregory Bateson |
| Patrick O'Connell | Reo Fortune |
| Lutz Rath | Franz Boas (voice) |
Genres
DocumentaryTV Movie
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Margaret Mead: An Observer Observed |
| Original language | English (EN) |
| Spoken languages | English |
| Production countries | United States of America |
| Status | Released |
| Release date | 1 gennaio 1996 |
| Executive producer | Virginia Yans-McLaughlin |
| Production | Gail Jansen, Lance Pierce |
| Writer | Virginia Yans-McLaughlin, Robert Seidman |
| Editing | Alan Berliner, Joëlle Schon |
| Cinematography | Neil Smith, Gábor Kövér, Spencer Newman, Paul Candrilli |
| Assistant directors | Alan Berliner |
| Lighting | Charles McNamara, Elizabeth Alton, John T. Milcetic, Lisa Bonaccorso, Andrew Clarke, Linda Phillips |
| Camera operators | Gábor Kövér, Neil Smith, Spencer Newman, Paul Candrilli |
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| Additional photography | Neil Smith, Gábor Kövér, Spencer Newman, Paul Candrilli |
| Music | Jeffrey Levine, William Sarokin, Kay Denmark, Paul Koronkiewicz, George Leong |
| Sound | Jeffrey Levine, William Sarokin, Kay Denmark, Paul Koronkiewicz, George Leong |
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