Seven Years in Tibet
movie
At the end of the world his real journey began.
Released September 12, 1997
Overview
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 Lhasa, Tibet, where he meets the 14-year-old Dalai Lama, whose friendship ultimately transforms his outlook on life.
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 Chi-Keung
as
Chinese 'Amban'
Jetsun Pema
as
Great Mother
Ama Ashe Dongtse
as
Tashi
Crew
John Williams
as
Original Music Composer
Francine Maisler
as
Casting
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Enrico Sabbatini
as
Costume Design
Jean-Jacques Annaud
as
Producer
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Becky Johnston
as
Screenplay
Jean-Jacques Annaud
as
Director
Iain Smith
as
Producer
Robert Fraisse
as
Director of Photography
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Jim Erickson
as
Set Decoration
Noëlle Boisson
as
Editor
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Heinrich Harrer
as
Novel
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Priscilla John
as
Casting