Seven Years in Tibet

Seven Years in Tibet

136 mins | Drama, Adventure, History | Sept. 12, 1997

Austrian mountaineer, Heinrich Harrer journeys to the Himalayas without his family to head an expedition in 1939. But when World War II breaks out, the arrogant Harrer falls into Allied forces' hands as a prisoner of war. He escapes with a fellow detainee and makes his way to Llaso, Tibet, where he meets the 14-year-old Dalai Lama, whose friendship ultimately transforms his outlook on life.

Seven Years in Tibet

136 mins | Drama, Adventure, History | Sept. 12, 1997

Seven Years in Tibet
Austrian mountaineer, Heinrich Harrer journeys to the Himalayas without his family to head an expedition in 1939. But when World War II breaks out, the arrogant Harrer falls into Allied forces' hands as a prisoner of war. He escapes with a fellow detainee and makes his way to Llaso, Tibet, where he meets the 14-year-old Dalai Lama, whose friendship ultimately transforms his outlook on life.
IMDb rating 7.1
Producers Sony Pictures, TriStar Pictures, Mandalay Entertainment, Applecross, Reperage & Vanguard Films
Original title Seven Years in Tibet
Directors Jean-Jacques Annaud
Writers Becky Johnston, Heinrich Harrer

Cast

Brad Pitt

as Heinrich Harrer

Jamyang Jamtsho Wangchuk

as Dalai Lama, 14 Years Old

David Thewlis

as Peter Aufschnaiter

BD Wong

as Ngawang Jigme

Mako

as Kungo Tsarong

Lhakpa Tsamchoe

as Pema Lhaki

Ingeborga Dapkūnaitė

as Ingrid Harrer

Duncan Fraser

as British Officer

Danny Denzongpa

as Regent

Victor Wong

as Chinese 'Amban'

Jetsun Pema

as Great Mother

Ama Ashe Dongtse

as Tashi

Sonam Wangchuk

as Dalai Lama, 8 Years Old

Dorjee Tsering

as Dalai Lama, 4 Years Old

Ric Young

as General Chang Jing Wu

Ngawang Chojor

as Lord Chamberlain (as Ven. Ngawang Chojor)

Benedick Blythe

as Nazi Official

Tom Raudaschl

as Lutz Chicken

Wolfgang Tonninger

as Hans Lobenhoffer

Samdup Dhargyal

as The Garpon

Chemchok

as Garpon's Agent

Tenzin Jangchub

as Declaration Monk Official (as Ven. Tenzin Jangschub)

Angphurba Sherpa

as Tibetan General (as Major Angphurba Sherpa)

Tsering Wangdue

as Burly Guide

Yama Ngudup Cheshatsang

as Burly Guide

Kalsang Dhundop Lungtok

as Vendor Ice-Skates

Sonam Bidhartsang

as Jacket Vendor

Lama Champa Tsondu

as Watch Vendor

Geshe Lobsang Nyma

as Ling Rinpoche

Geshe Yeshi Tsultrim

as Trijang Rinpoche

Lama Champa Chandu

as Dalai Lama's Room Attendant

Pemba Norbu Sherpa

as Young Sherpa

Karma Apo-Tsang

as Messenger to Great Mother

Ngawang Tenzingyatso

as Jokhang Monk Official (as Ven. Ngawang Tenzin Gyatso)

Choeden Tsering

as Military Instructor

Lama Jampa Lekshe

as Monk Head of Security

Lama Thupten Nugdup

as Head of Security's Aide

Daniel Tedeschi

as Marchese

Gerardo Ebert

as Horst Immerhof

Sebastian Zevalia

as Younger Rolf Harrer

Philipp Kriechbaum

as Older Rolf Harrer