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Meetings with Remarkable Men (1979)

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Release Date: Nov 14, 1979 Wide

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Peter Brook, one of the pioneers of the experimental theatre movement of the 1950s and 1960s, was the director of Meetings with Remarkable Men. Brook tells the story of Asian mystic G. I. Gurdijeff, here played by Dragan Maksimovic. Gurdijeff devotes his entire existence, from youth to old age, in quest of the meaning of life. He eventually develops a form of meditation incorporating modern dance. Terence Stamp, who in Meetings with Remarkable Men plays Prince Lubovedsky, himself briefly

Unrated, 1 hr. 48 min.

Drama

Directed By: Peter Brook

In Theaters: Nov 14, 1979 Wide

On DVD: Dec 31, 1997

Cast

Dragan Maksimovic
G.I. Gurdjieff
Terence Stamp
Prince Lubovedsky
Athol Fugard
Professor Skridlov
Gerry Sundquist
Father
Donald Sumpter
Pogossian
Tom Fleming
Father Giovanni
Gr�goire Aslan
Martin Benson
Dr. Ivanov
Colin Blakely
Tamil
Constantin de Goguel
Captain
Mikica Dmitrijevic
Young Gurdjieff
Ian Hogg
David Markham
Dean Borsh
Warren Mitchell
Gurdjieff's Father
Bruce Myers
Yelov
Roger Lloyd Pack
Pavlov
Natasha Parry
Vitvitskaia
Bruce Purchase
Father Maxim
Fabijan Sovagovic
Dervish
Alan Tilvern
Tony Vogel
Mitchell Horner
Nigel Greaves
Jeremy Wilkin
Artillery Officer
Fahro Konjhodzic
Soloviev

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Filmed in the mountain ranges and deserts of Afghanistan, this fascinating drama transports us to a strange and exotic world of spiritual adventurism.

March 2, 2002 Full Review Source: Spirituality and Practice

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Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat

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Gurdijeff's preposterously serious quest of the meaning of life. The meaning of life :D

July 1, 2011

Ernest Abikis

Meetings with Remarkable Men is the adaptation of part of the autobiography of George Gurdjieff, a mystic who lived between the 2nd half of the 19th century and the 1st half of the 20th century. The movie is more like a docudrama, about his travels from central asia to Egypt, and back to central Asia once again in a

July 20, 2010