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- BFI identifier437011
- Date1997 (Copyright)
1997-11-21 (Release) - Production countryUSA, United Kingdom
- Production company
- SynopsisBased on the book by the Austrian mountaineer/explorer Heinrich Harrer. Tells the story of his escape from a British POW camp in India during World War II and his two-year trek through the Himalayas into Tibet, where he meets the young Dalai Lama. The country's invasion by China follows. (Synopsis) Based on the true story of Austrian officer Heinrich Harrer who escaped from India during World War II to Tibet with a friend. There he meets the Dalai Lama, just before China invades Tibet. (Synopsis)
- Work historyBudget; $30 million
- Genre
- Subject
- CreditsDirected by: Jean-Jacques Annaud
Production Company: Mandalay Entertainment
Production Company: Repérage Films
view all - CastBrad Pitt (Heinrich Harrer)
David Thewlis (Peter Aufschnaiter)
B.D. Wong (Ngawang Jigme)
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Title
Seven Years in Tibet (Original)
Sept Ans Au Tibet (Alternative)
EIDR identifier
10.5240/C12F-F594-A849-4399-B168-JCategory
FictionThis work is included in the BFI Filmography.
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- StillsPhotograph: film still - Portrait - SPD-1940639
Photograph: film still - Portrait - SPD-1940640
Photograph: film still - Landscape - SPD-1940641
Photograph: film still - Landscape - SPD-1940642
Photograph: film still - Landscape - SPD-1940643
view all - ArticlesSight and Sound v7 n12 December 1997 - Credits, Review, SynopsisTélérama n2498 26 Nov 1997 - Credits, ReviewPremiere v11 n1 September 1997 - Credits, Review, Synopsis, TablesPremiere v4 n11 December 1996 - ArticleScreen International n1027 29 Sep 1995 - Articleview all
- Seven Years in Tibet
Work - 437011 - 1997 (Copyright)
USA - Film - Fiction
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