Seven Years in Tibet

Seven Years in Tibet
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Directed by: Jean-Jacques Annaud

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 Llaso, Tibet, where he meets the 14-year-old Dalai Lama, whose friendship ultimately transforms his outlook on life.

Seven Years in Tibet
Seven Years in Tibet
Seven Years in Tibet
Seven Years in Tibet
Seven Years in Tibet
Seven Years in Tibet
Seven Years in Tibet

Reviews (2)

  • Wuchak (Rated: 7)

    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 invasio...

  • CinemaSerf (Rated: 7)

    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...

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