Seven Years in Tibet
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.
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
Lhakpa Tsamchoe
as Pema Lhaki
Ingeborga Dapkūnaitė
as Ingrid Harrer
Duncan Fraser
as British Officer
Danny Denzongpa
as Regent
Victor Wong Chi-Keung
as Chinese 'Amban'
Reviews
Wuchak
_**Twelve years in the Tibet area, 1939-1951**_ “Seven Years in Tibet” (1997) is a biographical historical drama about Austrian mountaineer Heinrich Harrer (Brad Pitt) and his time in Tibet and friendship with the Dalai Lama, a boy, just before & during WW2, as well as the build-up to the invasio...
CinemaSerf
Brad Pitt is acclaimed Austrian mountaineer Heinrich Harrer who leaves his expectant wife to climb in the Himalayas. A couple of high-altitude mishaps and the commencement of WWII see him and colleague Peter Aufschnaiter (David Thewlis) interred by the British and confined to a POW camp. After a few...
