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ERA
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47 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
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Meetings with Remarkable Men
1979 1h 48m EN
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SOLID
★6.7TMDB · 17
Drama
Synopsis
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The story of G.I. Gurdjieff an Asian mystic who after a lifetimes study developed a form of meditation incorporating modern dance.
“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”
Cast
Dragan Maksimović
G.I. Gurdjieff
Athol Fugard
Professor Skridlov
Warren Mitchell
Gurdjieff's Father
Natasha Parry
Vitvitskaia
Colin Blakely
Tamil
Terence Stamp
Prince Lubovedsky
Fahro Konjhodžić
Soloviev
David Markham
Dean Borsh
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Peter Brook
- Writers
- Peter Brook, Jeanne Salzmann
- Languages
- English
- Countries
- United Kingdom
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DIRECTOR
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Directed by Peter Brook, shot by Gilbert Taylor. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
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DIRECTOR
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Original score by Laurence Rosenthal. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
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DIRECTOR
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Editor John Jympson shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
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CAST
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Dragan Maksimović and Athol Fugard and Warren Mitchell carry the top of the cast.
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WILD
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IMDB entry: tt0079542 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
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WILD
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Only 17 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Peter Brook directs. Gilbert Taylor behind the camera. Laurence Rosenthal scores. John Jympson cuts. Produced in United Kingdom. Dialogue in English.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 147 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
- 2Directed by Peter Brook, shot by Gilbert Taylor. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 3Original score by Laurence Rosenthal. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
- 4Editor John Jympson shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 5Dragan Maksimović and Athol Fugard and Warren Mitchell carry the top of the cast.
- 6IMDB entry: tt0079542 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 7Only 17 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Gilbert Taylor
- Original score
- Laurence Rosenthal
- Editing
- John Jympson
- Production design
- Georges Wakhévitch
- Runtime
- 108 min · 1h 48m
- Aspect ratio (typical)
- 1.37:1 (Academy)
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- EN
Also by
Peter Brook
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Selected frames
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Production companies
Who made it
- RE
Remar
GB
Key crew
- BookG.I. Gurdjieff
- ProducerStuart Lyons
- Executive ProducerMichael Currer-Briggs
- Production DesignGeorges Wakhévitch
- Set DecorationMalek Jahan Khazai
- EditorJohn Jympson
- Location ManagerRay Freeborn
- Associate ProducerRobert Watts
Release history · US
When it landed
- Theatrical1979-08-05
