Seven Years in Tibet
“At the end of the world his real journey began.”
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
45 people
Brad Pitt
Heinrich Harrer
Known for
Inglourious Basterds
Fight Club
Jamyang Jamtsho Wangchuk
Dalai Lama, 14 Years Old
Also in
Honeygiver Among the Dogs
Kushuthara: Pattern of Love
David Thewlis
Peter Aufschnaiter
Known for
Wonder Woman
The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas
BD Wong
Ngawang Jigme
Known for
Mr. Robot
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Mako
Kungo Tsarong
Known for
Avatar: The Last Airbender
Samurai Jack
Lhakpa Tsamchoe
Pema Lhaki
Known for
Himalaya
Tenzing
Ingeborga Dapkūnaitė
Ingrid Harrer
Known for
Mission: Impossible
Occupied
Duncan Fraser
British Officer
Known for
The Exorcism of Emily Rose
Eight Below
Danny Denzongpa
Regent
Known for
Enthiran
Bang Bang!
Victor Wong
Chinese 'Amban'
Known for
Big Trouble in Little China
Tremors
Jetsun Pema
Great Mother
Also in
Women of Tibet: A Quiet Revolution
But Beautiful
Ama Ashe Dongtse
Tashi
No other roles listed
Jean-Jacques Annaud Director · Becky Johnston Screenplay Heinrich Harrer Author
Worldwide gross $131M · Budget $70M · United States release October 10, 1997
Box office
Budget
$70,000,000
Worldwide gross
$131,457,682
Gross vs. budget
1.9×
Production
Mandalay Entertainment
Production
Reperage
Production
Vanguard Films
Production
Applecross
Production
TriStar Pictures
Studio · Production
Reperage & Vanguard Films
Production
United States · France · United Kingdom
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
Chinese · English · German · Hindi · Portuguese · Tibetan
Release dates
Canada · September 12, 1997
Theatrical
United States · October 10, 1997
Theatrical
Australia
December 4, 1997 · Theatrical
Brazil
May 15, 1998 · Theatrical
January 1, 2000 · Physical
October 29, 2019 · Digital
Czechia
February 5, 1998 · Theatrical
Estonia
January 30, 1998 · Theatrical
France
November 26, 1997 · Theatrical
November 24, 1999 · Physical · DVD
September 2, 2009 · Physical · Blu-ray
December 10, 2016 · Digital · VOD
March 1, 2021 · Digital · Prime Video
April 1, 2021 · Digital · Netflix
January 1, 2026 · Digital · Netflix
Germany
November 13, 1997 · Theatrical
Greece
October 9, 2000 · Theatrical
Italy
December 19, 1997 · Theatrical
Netherlands
December 11, 1997 · Theatrical
January 1, 2003 · TV · Nederland 1
March 25, 2008 · Physical · DVD
May 8, 2008 · Physical · Blu-ray
Portugal
January 2, 1998 · Theatrical
Russia
August 20, 1998 · Physical · DVD
South Korea
December 20, 1997 · Theatrical
Spain
December 5, 1997 · Theatrical
Sweden
February 27, 1998 · Theatrical
November 15, 2000 · Physical · DVD
May 28, 2008 · Physical · Blu-ray
United Kingdom
November 20, 1997 · Theatrical
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