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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 |
Jamyang Jamtsho Wangchuk | Dalai Lama, 14 Years Old |
David Thewlis | Peter Aufschnaiter |
BD Wong | Ngawang Jigme |
Mako | Kungo Tsarong |
Ingeborga Dapkunaite | Ingrid Harrer |
Lhakpa Tsamchoe | Pema Lhaki |
Duncan Fraser | British Officer |
Danny Denzongpa | Regent |
Jetsun Pema | Great Mother |
Directors
Writers
Becky Johnston, Heinrich Harrer
Cast
Name | Character |
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Brad Pitt | Heinrich Harrer |
Jamyang Jamtsho Wangchuk | Dalai Lama, 14 Years Old |
David Thewlis | Peter Aufschnaiter |
BD Wong | Ngawang Jigme |
Mako | Kungo Tsarong |
Ingeborga Dapkunaite | Ingrid Harrer |
Lhakpa Tsamchoe | Pema Lhaki |
Duncan Fraser | British Officer |
Danny Denzongpa | Regent |
Jetsun Pema | Great Mother |
Ric Young | General Chang Jing Wu |
Ama Ashe Dongtse | Tashi |
Sonam Wangchuk | Dalai Lama, 8 Years Old |
Dorjee Tsering | Dalai Lama, 4 Years Old |
Ngawang Chojor | Lord Chamberlain (as Ven. Ngawang Chojor) / Lord Chamberlain |
Benedick Blythe | Nazi Official |
Tom Raudaschl | Lutz Chicken |
Wolfgang Tonninger | Hans Lobenhoffer |
Samdup Dhargyal | The Garpon |
Chemchok | Garpon's Agent |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Michael Besman | Executive Producer |
Vidura Rajapaksa | Executive Producer |
David Nichols | Executive Producer |
Diane Summers | Executive Producer |
Jean-Jacques Annaud | Producer |
Iain Smith | Producer |
John H. Williams | Producer |
Catherine Moulin | Producer |
Alisa Tager | Producer |
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Seven Years In Tibet
Year | Type | Category | Won |
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1998 | Golden Globe | Best Original Score - Motion Picture | Nominated |