

Seven Years in Tibet
“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.
Genres
Adventure, Drama, History
Studio
Mandalay Entertainment
Language
en
Status
Released
How Seven Years in Tibet performed
Budget
$70.0M
Worldwide Gross
$131.5M
Gross Profit
$61.5M
Return
1.9× budget
Opening Wknd (est.)
$15M
Source: TMDB. Domestic/international split (~33/67, genre-typical) and the opening-weekend figure (35% of the domestic run, typical for Adventure) are MoviesRankd estimates. Profit is gross revenue minus production budget and excludes marketing — studios typically need ~2–2.5× budget to break even.
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Cast

Heinrich Harrer
Brad Pitt
Heinrich Harrer

Dalai Lama, 14 Years Old
Jamyang Jamtsho Wangchuk
Dalai Lama, 14 Years Old

Peter Aufschnaiter
David Thewlis
Peter Aufschnaiter

Ngawang Jigme
BD Wong
Ngawang Jigme

Kungo Tsarong
Mako
Kungo Tsarong

Pema Lhaki
Lhakpa Tsamchoe
Pema Lhaki

Ingrid Harrer
Ingeborga Dapkūnaitė
Ingrid Harrer

British Officer
Duncan Fraser
British Officer

Regent
Danny Denzongpa
Regent

Chinese 'Amban'
Victor Wong
Chinese 'Amban'

Great Mother
Jetsun Pema
Great Mother

Tashi
Ama Ashe Dongtse
Tashi
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