Seven Years in Tibet

1997 · 2h16 · Film

Directed by Jean-Jacques Annaud

Starring Brad Pitt, Jamyang Jamtsho Wangchuk, David Thewlis, BD Wong, Mako, Lhakpa Tsamchoe, Ingeborga Dapkūnaitė, Duncan Fraser, Danny Denzongpa, Victor Wong

Ideal when you feel… Nostalgic Bored Happy

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.

Original language

English

Screenplay

Heinrich Harrer, Becky Johnston

Music

John Williams

Cinematography

Robert Fraisse

Cast

BD Wong, Mako, Lhakpa Tsamchoe, Ingeborga Dapkūnaitė, Duncan Fraser, Danny Denzongpa, Victor Wong, Jetsun Pema, Ama Ashe Dongtse

Updated July 22, 2026

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