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MOVIE · 1997

Seven Years in Tibet

English original · 136 min

★ 7.2 TMDB · 3,198 votes

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.

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Original title
Seven Years in Tibet
Release date
1997-09-12
Genres
Adventure, Drama, History
Production countries
United States, France

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