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Feature film — 1997

Seven Years in Tibet (1997)

7.22h 16mAdventure — Drama — History

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.

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Director: Jean-Jacques Annaud

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Cast & crew

Brad Pitt as Heinrich Harrer

Brad Pitt

Heinrich Harrer

Jamyang Jamtsho Wangchuk as Dalai Lama, 14 Years Old

Jamyang Jamtsho Wangchuk

Dalai Lama, 14 Years Old

David Thewlis as Peter Aufschnaiter

David Thewlis

Peter Aufschnaiter

BD Wong as Ngawang Jigme

BD Wong

Ngawang Jigme

Mako as Kungo Tsarong

Mako

Kungo Tsarong

Lhakpa Tsamchoe as Pema Lhaki

Lhakpa Tsamchoe

Pema Lhaki

Ingeborga Dapkūnaitė as Ingrid Harrer

Ingeborga Dapkūnaitė

Ingrid Harrer

Duncan Fraser as British Officer

Duncan Fraser

British Officer

Danny Denzongpa as Regent

Danny Denzongpa

Regent

Victor Wong as Chinese 'Amban'

Victor Wong

Chinese 'Amban'

Jetsun Pema as Great Mother

Jetsun Pema

Great Mother

Ama Ashe Dongtse as Tashi

Ama Ashe Dongtse

Tashi

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