1997/09/12 (US) | Adventure, Drama, History
At the end of the world his real journey began.
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.
Becky Johnston
Screenplay
Jean-Jacques Annaud
Director
Brad Pitt
Heinrich Harrer
Jamyang Jamtsho Wangchuk
Dalai Lama, 14 Years Old
David Thewlis
Peter Aufschnaiter
BD Wong
Ngawang Jigme
Mako
Kungo Tsarong
Lhakpa Tsamchoe
Pema Lhaki
Ingeborga Dapkūnaitė
Ingrid Harrer
$ 70,000,000
$ 131,457,682
Released
John Williams
Original Music Composer
Francine Maisler
Casting
Enrico Sabbatini
Costume Design
Jean-Jacques Annaud
Producer
Iain Smith
Producer
Robert Fraisse
Director of Photography