Seven Years in Tibet (1997 film)

Seven Years in Tibet
Seven Years in Tibet
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Jean-Jacques Annaud
Screenplay by	Becky Johnston
Based on	Seven Years in Tibet; by Heinrich Harrer
Produced by	Jean-Jacques Annaud; Iain Smith; John H. Williams;
Starring	Brad Pitt; David Thewlis; BD Wong; Mako; Jamyang Jamtsho Wangchuk; Lhakpa Tsamchoe; Jetsun Pema;
Cinematography	Robert Fraisse
Edited by	Noëlle Boisson
Music by	John Williams
Production; companies	TriStar Pictures; Mandalay Entertainment;
Distributed by	Sony Pictures Releasing (United States); Summit Entertainment (International);
Release dates	September 13, 1997 (Toronto International Film Festival); October 10, 1997 (United States);
Running time	136 minutes
Country	United States
Languages	English; German; Nepali; Hindi; Mandarin; Tibetan;
Budget	$70 million
Box office	$131.5 million

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. Seven Years in Tibet stars Brad Pitt and David Thewlis, and has music composed by John Williams with a feature performance by cellist Yo-Yo Ma.

In the film, Harrer (Pitt) and fellow Austrian Peter Aufschnaiter (Thewlis) are mountaineering in the 1930s British India. When World War II begins in 1939, their German citizenship results in their imprisonment in a prisoner-of-war camp in Dehradun in the Himalayas. In 1944, Harrer and Aufschnaiter escape the prison and cross the border into Tibet, traversing the treacherous high plateau. There, after initially being ordered to return to India, they are welcomed at the holy city of Lhasa and become absorbed into an unfamiliar way of life. Harrer is introduced to the 14th Dalai Lama, still a boy, and becomes one of his tutors. During their time together, Heinrich becomes a close friend to the young spiritual leader. Harrer and Aufschnaiter stay in the country until the Battle of Chamdo in 1950.

^ "Seven Years in Tibet (1997) - Overview - TCM.com". Archived from the original on October 6, 2015. Retrieved October 6, 2015.
^ Harris, Dana (December 17, 2001). "Mandalay on road with Summit". Variety. Archived from the original on October 28, 2021. Retrieved October 19, 2021.
^ "SEVEN YEARS IN TIBET (PG)". British Board of Film Classification. October 21, 1997. Archived from the original on January 4, 2015. Retrieved January 3, 2015.
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[1] "Seven Years in Tibet (1997) - Overview - TCM.com". Archived from the original on October 6, 2015. Retrieved October 6, 2015.

[2] Harris, Dana (December 17, 2001). "Mandalay on road with Summit". Variety. Archived from the original on October 28, 2021. Retrieved October 19, 2021.

[3] "SEVEN YEARS IN TIBET (PG)". British Board of Film Classification. October 21, 1997. Archived from the original on January 4, 2015. Retrieved January 3, 2015.

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