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Seven Years in Tibet
At the end of the world his real journey began.
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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Seven Years in Tibet opened in theaters October 10, 1997. We don't have a confirmed streaming, rental or purchase option yet.
Synopsis
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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Cast
Brad PittHeinrich Harrer
Jamyang Jamtsho WangchukDalai Lama, 14 Years Old
David ThewlisPeter Aufschnaiter
BD WongNgawang Jigme
MakoKungo Tsarong
Lhakpa TsamchoePema Lhaki
Ingeborga DapkūnaitėIngrid Harrer
Duncan FraserBritish OfficerCredits
- Directed by
- Jean-Jacques Annaud
- Written by
- Becky Johnston, Heinrich Harrer
Production details
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- English
- Budget
- $70M
- Box office
- $131.5M
Production
Mandalay EntertainmentUnited States- ReperageFrance
Vanguard FilmsUnited States- Applecross