Seven Years in Tibet (1997)

Seven Years in Tibet rating: IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic

IMDb7.1/10· 167K votes

Rotten Tomatoes57%

Metacritic55%

TMDb7.165/10· 3K votes

With 57% on Rotten Tomatoes, backed by 7.1/10 on IMDb and 55/100 on Metacritic, critical reception of this film has been mixed.

About Seven Years in Tibet

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.

Cast of Seven Years in Tibet

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  Brad Pitt

  as Heinrich Harrer

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  Jamyang Jamtsho Wangchuk

  as Dalai Lama, 14 Years Old

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  David Thewlis

  as Peter Aufschnaiter

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  BD Wong

  as Ngawang Jigme

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  Mako

  as Kungo Tsarong

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  Lhakpa Tsamchoe

  as Pema Lhaki

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  Ingeborga Dapkūnaitė

  as Ingrid Harrer

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  Duncan Fraser

  as British Officer

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  Danny Denzongpa

  as Regent

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  Victor Wong

  as Chinese 'Amban'

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  Jetsun Pema

  as Great Mother

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  Ama Ashe Dongtse

  as Tashi

Seven Years in Tibet facts

Budget

$70M

Box office

$131.5M