Seven Years in Tibet (1997)

Movie review: Seven Years in Tibet

Seven Years in Tibet is a film from 1997. It is catalogued under Adventure, Drama, History. Its listed tagline is “At the end of the world his real journey began.”

Story

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.

Audience reaction

TMDB records an audience rating of 7.2/10 based on 3,207 votes.

Production

Release date: September 12, 1997 · Runtime: 136 minutes · Original language: English · Reported budget: $70,000,000 · Reported revenue: $131,457,682

Official trailer

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Cast

Brad PittHeinrich HarrerJamyang Jamtsho WangchukDalai Lama, 14 Years OldDavid ThewlisPeter AufschnaiterBD WongNgawang JigmeMakoKungo TsarongLhakpa TsamchoePema LhakiIngeborga DapkūnaitėIngrid HarrerDuncan FraserBritish OfficerDanny DenzongpaRegentVictor WongChinese 'Amban'

Themes

himalaya mountain rangebuddhismbuddhist monkworld war iiprisoner of warmountainmonsoonaustriatibetmountaineer