Seven Years in Tibet (1997)

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.”

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.

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

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

Director: Jean-Jacques Annaud · Cast: Brad Pitt as Heinrich Harrer, Jamyang Jamtsho Wangchuk as Dalai Lama, 14 Years Old, David Thewlis as Peter Aufschnaiter, BD Wong as Ngawang Jigme, Mako as Kungo Tsarong

Genres: Adventure, Drama, History