- 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
- CategoryFiction
- 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)
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