Overview
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.
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Cast
Brad Pitt
Heinrich Harrer
Jamyang Jamtsho Wangchuk
Dalai Lama, 14 Years Old
David Thewlis
Peter Aufschnaiter
BD Wong
Ngawang Jigme
Mako
Kungo Tsarong
Lhakpa Tsamchoe
Pema Lhaki
Ingeborga Dapkūnaitė
Ingrid Harrer
Duncan Fraser
British Officer
Danny Denzongpa
Regent
Victor Wong Chi-Keung
Chinese 'Amban'
Jetsun Pema
Great Mother
Ama Ashe Dongtse
Tashi
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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 invasion of Tibet in 1950 by Communist Chinese forces and the immediate aftermath. David Thewlis is on hand as Heinrich’s German mountaineer friend. The movie’s similar to other realistic walk...
Aug 10, 2020CinemaSerf
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 failed attempts, the pair manage to escape and after some perilous trekking through the hostile wilderness, they find themselves at the gates of the holy city of Lhasa. Foreigners are not especially ...
Jan 17, 2024
