Meetings with Remarkable Men (1979)
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 retreated from his career after this picture, in favor of Eastern meditation. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Starring:
- Dragan Maksimovic, Terence Stamp, (more)
- Director(s):
- Peter Brook
Synopsis of Meetings with Remarkable Men
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 retreated from his career after this picture, in favor of Eastern meditation. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
Complete Cast of Meetings with Remarkable Men
- Dragan Maksimovic - G.I. Gurdjieff
- Athol Fugard - Professor Skridlov
- Donald Sumpter - Pogossian
- Gregoire Aslan
- Roger Lloyd Pack - Pavlov
- Jeremy Wilkin - Artillery Officer
- Mitchell Horner
- Alan Tilvern
- Bruce Purchase - Father Maxim
- Bruce Myers - Yelov
- Martin Benson - Dr. Ivanov
- Ian Hogg
- Mikica Dmitrijevic - Young Gurdjieff
- Terence Stamp - Prince Lubovedsky
- Gerry Sundquist - Father
- Tom Fleming - Father Giovanni
- Warren Mitchell - Gurdjieff's Father
- Fahro Konjhodzic - Soloviev
- Nigel Greaves
- Tony Vogel
- Fabijan Sovagovic - Dervish
- Natasha Parry - Vitvitskaia
- David Markham - Dean Borsh
- Colin Blakely - Tamil
- Constantin de Goguel - Captain
- Director(s):
- Peter Brook
- Writer(s):
- Peter Brook
- Producer(s):
- Stuart Lyons
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