Faces of culture

United States, 1983

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The long human journey on this planet has taken diverse peoples over countless trails in all cardinal directions. Subtitled “Studies of cultural anthropology”, this series looks at some of these directions, and at fundamental patterns common to all cultures. Narrated by David Carradine.

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Credits

director

Harry Ratner

producer

Ira R. Abrams

production company

Coast Community College District

Duration

00:30:00:00

Production places

United States

Production dates

1983

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

S01057

Language

English

Subject categories

Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Television

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Anthropology

Documentary

Documentary → Documentary films - United States

Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Open learning

History → Anthropology

Television

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Sound

Colour

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