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Seven Years in Tibet

  • 1997
  • PG-13
  • 2h 16m
IMDb RATING
7.1/10
170K
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Brad Pitt and Jamyang Jamtsho Wangchuk in Seven Years in Tibet (1997)
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Heinrich Harrer, an Austrian climber and Nazi supporter, breaks out of a British POW camp in India and treks to the holy city of Lhasa where he's employed as an instructor to the young 14th ... Read allHeinrich Harrer, an Austrian climber and Nazi supporter, breaks out of a British POW camp in India and treks to the holy city of Lhasa where he's employed as an instructor to the young 14th Dalai Lama and soon becomes his close confidante.Heinrich Harrer, an Austrian climber and Nazi supporter, breaks out of a British POW camp in India and treks to the holy city of Lhasa where he's employed as an instructor to the young 14th Dalai Lama and soon becomes his close confidante.

  • Director
    • Jean-Jacques Annaud
  • Writers
    • Heinrich Harrer
    • Becky Johnston
  • Stars
    • Brad Pitt
    • David Thewlis
    • BD Wong
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    7.1/10
    170K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    3,583
    86
    • Director
      • Jean-Jacques Annaud
    • Writers
      • Heinrich Harrer
      • Becky Johnston
    • Stars
      • Brad Pitt
      • David Thewlis
      • BD Wong
    • 214User reviews
    • 66Critic reviews
    • 55Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 3 wins & 8 nominations total

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    Top Cast46

    Brad Pitt
    Brad Pitt
    • Heinrich Harrer
    David Thewlis
    David Thewlis
    • Peter Aufschnaiter
    BD Wong
    BD Wong
    • Ngawang Jigme
    • (as B.D. Wong)
    Mako
    Mako
    • Kungo Tsarong
    Danny Denzongpa
    Danny Denzongpa
    • Regent
    Victor Wong
    Victor Wong
    • Chinese 'Amban'
    Ingeborga Dapkunaite
    Ingeborga Dapkunaite
    • Ingrid Harrer
    Jamyang Jamtsho Wangchuk
    Jamyang Jamtsho Wangchuk
    • Dalai Lama, 14 Years Old
    Lhakpa Tsamchoe
    Lhakpa Tsamchoe
    • Pema Lhaki
    Jetsun Pema
    Jetsun Pema
    • Great Mother
    Ama Ashe Dongtse
    Ama Ashe Dongtse
    • Tashi
    Sonam Wangchuk
    Sonam Wangchuk
    • Dalai Lama, 8 Years Old
    Dorjee Tsering
    • Dalai Lama, 4 Years Old
    Ric Young
    • General Chang Jing Wu
    Ngawang Chojor
    • Lord Chamberlain
    • (as Ven. Ngawang Chojor)
    Duncan Fraser
    Duncan Fraser
    • British Officer
    Benedick Blythe
    Benedick Blythe
    • Nazi Official
    Tom Raudaschl
    • Lutz Chicken
    • Director
      • Jean-Jacques Annaud
    • Writers
      • Heinrich Harrer
      • Becky Johnston
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

    User reviews214

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    Storyline

    Did you know

    • Trivia
      Jetsun Pema is the real-life sister of The Dalai Lama. In this film she plays the mother of The Dalai Lama and hence her own mother.
    • Goofs
      The movie depicts the Dalai Lama's coronation occurring after Germany surrenders in WWII and after China invades Tibet. The actual enthronement ceremony took place on 22 February 1940, (Iron-Dragon Year, 1st month, 14th day), long before the end of the war and the Chinese invasion. On 17 November 1950, the Dalai Lama assumed full temporal (political) power over Tibet which was more than 10 years after his enthronement ceremony.
    • Quotes
      • Dalai Lama: We have a saying in Tibet: If a problem can be solved there is no use worrying about it. If it can't be solved, worrying will do no good.
    • Crazy credits
      As the end credits roll, a view of the mountains of Tibet is seen.
    • Connections
      Featured in At the Movies with Ebert & Roeper: Kiss the Girls/The Matchmaker/U Turn/The Locusts/Fast, Cheap & Out of Control (1997)
    • Soundtracks
      Purification Et Benediction
      Performed by Monks of Namgyal Monastere

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    FAQ7

    • Is 'Seven Years in Tibet' based on a book?
    • Where/what is Nanga Parbat?
    • When were Heinrich Harrer and the Dalai Lama born and when did they meet for the first time?

    Details

    • Release date
      • October 10, 1997 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official site
      • Official Site
    • Languages
      • English
      • German
      • Mandarin
      • Tibetan
      • Hindi
    • Also known as
      • Siete Años en el Tíbet
    • Filming locations
      • La Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina
    • Production companies
      • Mandalay Entertainment
      • Reperage & Vanguard Films
      • Applecross
    • See more company credits at IMDbPro

    Box office

    • Budget
      • $70,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $37,957,682
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $10,020,378
      • Oct 12, 1997
    • Gross worldwide
      • $131,457,682
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Tech specs

    • Runtime
      • 2h 16m(136 min)
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.39 : 1

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