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Seven Years in Tibet is a 1997 American biographical war drama film directed by Jean-Jacques Annaud. It is based on Austrian mountaineer and Schutzstaffel (SS) sergeant Heinrich Harrer 's 1952 memoir of the same name, about his experiences in Tibet between 1944 and 1951.
- $131.5 million
- John Williams
- $70 million
Oct 10, 1997 · A 1997 adventure biography drama film based on the book by Heinrich Harrer, an Austrian climber who befriended the Dalai Lama in Tibet. IMDb provides cast and crew details, user and critic ratings, trivia, goofs, quotes, soundtracks and more.
- Jean-Jacques Annaud
- 188
- 2 min
Plot. The book covers the escape of Harrer and his companion, Peter Aufschnaiter, from a British internment camp in India. [1] Harrer and Aufschnaiter then traveled across Tibet to Lhasa, the capital. Here they spent several years, and Harrer describes the contemporary Tibetan culture in detail.
- Heinrich Harrer
- 1952
- 1952
- Travel literature
Seven Years in Tibet tells its fascinating true-life story with a certain stolid grace, even if it never quite comes to life the way it could. An egocentric Austrian mountaineer (Brad Pitt...
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- Jean-Jacques Annaud
- PG-13
- Brad Pitt
Oct 10, 1997 · A film about the adventures and experiences of a mountain climber and a young boy in Tibet, based on the true story of Heinrich Harrer and the Dalai Lama. The reviewer praises the film's beauty and drama, but criticizes its focus on the characters and its treatment of Tibetan culture and history.
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A biographical film based on the book by Heinrich Harrer, an Austrian climber who escaped from a POW camp and became a friend of the Dalai Lama in Tibet. The film depicts his adventures, his transformation, and his witness of the Chinese invasion of Tibet.
