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In 1939, Austrian mountaineer Henreich Harrer, while attempting to climb one of the highest peaks in the Himalayas, befriends the young Dalai Lama, and is asked to stay and tutor the boy.
Original Release
09/12/1997
US Release
10/10/1997
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Cast
Name | Character |
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Brad Pitt | Heinrich Harrer |
David Thewlis | Peter Aufschnaiter |
BD Wong | Ngawang Jigme |
Mako | Kungo Tsarong |
Danny Denzongpa | Regent |
Victor Wong | Chinese 'Amban' |
Ingeborga Dapkunaite | Ingrid Harrer |
Jamyang Jamtsho Wangchuk | Dalai Lama, 14 Years Old |
Lhakpa Tsamchoe | Pema Lhaki |
Jetsun Pema | Great Mother |
Directors
Writers
Heinrich Harrer, Becky Johnston
Cast
Name | Character |
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Brad Pitt | Heinrich Harrer |
David Thewlis | Peter Aufschnaiter |
BD Wong | Ngawang Jigme |
Mako | Kungo Tsarong |
Danny Denzongpa | Regent |
Victor Wong | Chinese 'Amban' |
Ingeborga Dapkunaite | Ingrid Harrer |
Jamyang Jamtsho Wangchuk | Dalai Lama, 14 Years Old |
Lhakpa Tsamchoe | Pema Lhaki |
Jetsun Pema | Great Mother |
Ama Ashe Dongtse | Tashi |
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) / Lord Chamberlain |
Duncan Fraser | British Officer |
Benedick Blythe | Nazi Official |
Tom Raudaschl | Lutz Chicken |
Wolfgang Tonninger | Hans Lobenhoffer |
Samdup Dhargyal | The Garpon |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Michael Besman | Executive Producer |
David Nichols | Executive Producer |
Diane Summers | Executive Producer |
Richard B. Goodwin | Executive Producer |
Jean-Jacques Annaud | Producer |
Catherine Moulin | Producer |
Iain Smith | Producer |
Alisa Tager | Producer |
John H. Williams | Producer |
Editors
Trailers
Year | Type | Category | Won |
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1998 | Golden Globe | Best Original Score - Motion Picture | Nominated |