Seven Years in Tibet

At the end of the world his real journey began.

Duration: 136 min
Release date: 1997-09-12
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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

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Brad Pitt
Brad Pitt
as Heinrich Harrer
Jamyang Jamtsho Wangchuk
Jamyang Jamtsho Wangchuk
as Dalai Lama, 14 Years Old
David Thewlis
David Thewlis
as Peter Aufschnaiter
BD Wong
BD Wong
as Ngawang Jigme
Mako
Mako
as Kungo Tsarong
Lhakpa Tsamchoe
Lhakpa Tsamchoe
as Pema Lhaki
Ingeborga Dapkūnaitė
Ingeborga Dapkūnaitė
as Ingrid Harrer
Duncan Fraser
Duncan Fraser
as British Officer
Danny Denzongpa
Danny Denzongpa
as Regent
Victor Wong Chi-Keung
Victor Wong Chi-Keung
as Chinese 'Amban'
Jetsun Pema
Jetsun Pema
as Great Mother
Ama Ashe Dongtse
Ama Ashe Dongtse
as Tashi
Sonam Wangchuk
Sonam Wangchuk
as Dalai Lama, 8 Years Old
Dorjee Tsering
Dorjee Tsering
as Dalai Lama, 4 Years Old
Ric Young
Ric Young
as General Chang Jing Wu
Ngawang Chojor
Ngawang Chojor
as Lord Chamberlain (as Ven. Ngawang Chojor)
Benedick Blythe
Benedick Blythe
as Nazi Official
Tom Raudaschl
Tom Raudaschl
as Lutz Chicken
Wolfgang Tonninger
Wolfgang Tonninger
as Hans Lobenhoffer
Samdup Dhargyal
Samdup Dhargyal
as The Garpon
Chemchok
Chemchok
as Garpon's Agent
Tenzin Jangchub
Tenzin Jangchub
as Declaration Monk Official (as Ven. Tenzin Jangschub)
Angphurba Sherpa
Angphurba Sherpa
as Tibetan General (as Major Angphurba Sherpa)
Tsering Wangdue
Tsering Wangdue
as Burly Guide
Yama Ngudup Cheshatsang
Yama Ngudup Cheshatsang
as Burly Guide
Kalsang Dhundop Lungtok
Kalsang Dhundop Lungtok
as Vendor Ice-Skates
Sonam Bidhartsang
Sonam Bidhartsang
as Jacket Vendor
Lama Champa Tsondu
Lama Champa Tsondu
as Watch Vendor
Geshe Lobsang Nyma
Geshe Lobsang Nyma
as Ling Rinpoche
Geshe Yeshi Tsultrim
Geshe Yeshi Tsultrim
as Trijang Rinpoche
Lama Champa Chandu
Lama Champa Chandu
as Dalai Lama's Room Attendant
Pemba Norbu Sherpa
Pemba Norbu Sherpa
as Young Sherpa
Karma Apo-Tsang
Karma Apo-Tsang
as Messenger to Great Mother
Ngawang Tenzingyatso
Ngawang Tenzingyatso
as Jokhang Monk Official (as Ven. Ngawang Tenzin Gyatso)
Choeden Tsering
Choeden Tsering
as Military Instructor
Lama Jampa Lekshe
Lama Jampa Lekshe
as Monk Head of Security
Lama Thupten Nugdup
Lama Thupten Nugdup
as Head of Security's Aide
Daniel Tedeschi
Daniel Tedeschi
as Marchese
Gerardo Ebert
Gerardo Ebert
as Horst Immerhof
Sebastian Zevalia
Sebastian Zevalia
as Younger Rolf Harrer
Philipp Kriechbaum
Philipp Kriechbaum
as Older Rolf Harrer
Lobsang Gendun Rinpoche
Lobsang Gendun Rinpoche
as Tibetan
Tenzin Gyaltsen Rinpoche
Tenzin Gyaltsen Rinpoche
as Tibetan
Sharpa Tulku Rinpoche
Sharpa Tulku Rinpoche
as Tibetan
Zongra Tulku Rinpoche
Zongra Tulku Rinpoche
as Tibetan
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