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Release Date:
8 October 1997 (USA)
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Tagline:
At the end of the world his real journey began.
Plot:
True story of Heinrich Harrer, an Austrian mountain climber who became friends with the Dalai Lama at the time of China's takeover of Tibet. full summary | full synopsis
Awards:
Nominated for Golden Globe.
Another 3 wins
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6 nominations
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(25 articles)
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User Comments:
A fictionalized historical drama
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Brad Pitt | ... | Heinrich Harrer |
 | David Thewlis | ... | Peter Aufschnaiter |
 | B.D. Wong | ... | Ngawang Jigme |
 | Mako | ... | Kungo Tsarong |
| Danny Denzongpa | ... | Regent |
| Victor Wong | ... | Chinese 'Amban' |
| Ingeborga Dapkunaite | ... | Ingrid Harrer |
| Jamyang Jamtsho Wangchuk | ... | Dalai Lama, 14 Years Old |
| Lhakpa Tsamchoe | ... | Pema Lhaki |
| Jetsun Pema | ... | Great Mother |
| Ama Ashe Dongtse | ... | Tashi |
| Sonam Wangchuk | ... | Dalai Lama, 8 Years Old |
| Dorjee Tsering | ... | Dalai Lama, 4 Years Old |
 | Ric Young | ... | General Chang Jing Wu |
| Ngawang Chojor | ... | Lord Chamberlain (as Ven. Ngawang Chojor) |
Additional Details
MPAA:
Rated PG-13 for some violent sequences.
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Runtime:
136 min
Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby Digital |
SDDS (8 channels)
Certification:
Canada:PG (Ontario) |
Malaysia:U |
Brazil:Livre (DVD rating) |
Iceland:12 |
South Korea:12 |
Argentina:13 |
Australia:M |
Chile:14 |
Finland:K-12 |
France:U |
Germany:12 (bw) |
Mexico:B |
Netherlands:12 |
Norway:11 |
Portugal:M/12 |
Spain:13 |
Sweden:11 |
UK:PG |
USA:PG-13
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Trivia:
Jetsun Pema is the real-life sister of the Dalai Lama. In this film she plays the mother of the Dalai Lama and hence her own mother.
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Goofs:
Anachronisms: Negotiators from the Peoples Republic are shown arriving by air. There was no air link until Lhasa Gonggar Airport was constructed in 1956.
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Quotes:
Dalai Lama:
...You can not ask a devout people to disregard a precious teaching.
Heinrich Harrer: Yes but Your Holiness, with due respect, erm, we can't possibly
[laughs]
Heinrich Harrer: I'm sorry, but we can't possibly save all the worms! Not if you want a theater in this lifetime.
Dalai Lama: You have a clever mind. Think of a solution. And in the meantime you can explain to me, what is an elevator.
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Heinrich Harrer: Yes but Your Holiness, with due respect, erm, we can't possibly
[laughs]
Heinrich Harrer: I'm sorry, but we can't possibly save all the worms! Not if you want a theater in this lifetime.
Dalai Lama: You have a clever mind. Think of a solution. And in the meantime you can explain to me, what is an elevator.
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Movie Connections:
Featured in The 55th Annual Golden Globe Awards (1998) (TV)
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Soundtrack:
Clair de Lune
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Seven Years in Tibet is to the true story what the Sound of Music is to Maria Von Trapp's autobiography. Maria writes in the second volume of her autobiography that she wanted to sue the film makers, and I wonder whether Heinrich feels the same. I thought it was an excellent film that did a great job of conveying accurately what Lhasa looks like, having earlier seen a book of photographs from British expeditions around 1910. And I am glad it generated some sympathy for the plight of the Tibetans. But having since read Heinrich's autobiography, it appears that virtually every event in the movie was made up, including the business with the watch. I don't understand why, because the true story was fascinating, with lots of drama. What is wrong with the minds and egos of people in Hollywood? If they want to completely distort the original facts, don't call it non-fiction.