Brad Pitt stars as the arrogant Heinrich, a famed Austrian mountain climber who leaves behind his wife and infant son to head a Himalayan expedition in 1939, only to fall into the hands of Allied forces as a prisoner of war. He and a fellow escapee, Peter Aufschnaiter (David Thewlis), make their way to the Forbidden City in Tibet, where Peter finds a wife and Heinrich befriends the western culture-obsessed teenage Dalai Lama (Kamyang Jamtsho Wangchuk), the spiritual leader of his Buddhist nation. As Heinrich waits out the war, his friendship with the Dalai Lama begins to transform him from naughty to humble.
Production Year:
1997
Released:
Tue, 03/04/2003
Run Time Minutes:
136
Genres:
Drama
Trailer:
No
Format Aspect Ratio:
2.35-Super Wide Screen
Resolution:
480x720 LowRez
Resolution:
720x1280 HiRez
Audio Language:
English
Audio Format:
Dolby Digital
Audio Channels:
5.1
Actors:
Brad Pitt - Heinrich Harrer
Actors:
David Thewlis - Peter Aufschnaiter
Actors:
B. D. Wong - Ngawang Jigme
Actors:
Mako - Kungo Tsarong
Actors:
Danny Denzongpa - Regent
Actors:
Victor Wong - Chinese "Amban"
Actors:
Ingeborga Dapkunaite - Ingrid Harrer
Actors:
Jamyang Jamtsho Wangchuk - Dalai Lama (14 years)
Actors:
Lhakpa Tsamchoe - Pema Lhaki
Actors:
Jetsun Pema - Great Mother
Actors:
Ama Ashe Dongtse - Tashi
Actors:
Sonam Wangchuk - Dalai Lama (8 years)
Actors:
Dorjee Tsering - Dalai Lama (4 years)
Actors:
Ric Young - General Chang Jing Wu
Actors:
Ngawang Chojor - Lord Chamberlain
Actors:
Duncan Fraser - British Officer
Actors:
Benedick Blythe - Nazi Official
Actors:
Tom Raudaschl - Lutz Chicken
Actors:
Wolfgang Tonninger - Hans Lobenhoffer
Actors:
Samdup Dhargyal - The Garpon
Actors:
Chemchok - Garpon's Agent
Actors:
Tenzin Jangchub - Declaration Monk Official
Actors:
Angphurba Sherpa - Tibetan General
Actors:
Tsering Wangdue
Actors:
Yama Nugdup Cheshatsang
Actors:
Kalsang Dhundop Lungtok - Vendor Ice-Skates
Actors:
Sonam Bidhartsang - Jacket Vendor
Actors:
Lama Champa Tsondu - Watch Vendor
Actors:
Geshe Lobsang Nyma - Ling Rinpoche
Actors:
Geshe Yeshi Tsultrim - Trijang Rinpoche
Actors:
Lama Champa Chandu - Dalai Lama's Room Attendant
Actors:
Pemba Norbu Sherpa - Young Sherpa
Actors:
Karma Apo-Tsang - Messenger to Great Mother
Actors:
Ngawang Tenzin Gyatso - Jokhang Monk Official
Actors:
Choeden Tsering - Military Instructor
Actors:
Lama Jampa Lekshe - Monk Head of Security
Actors:
Lama Thupten Nugdup - Head of Security's Aide
Actors:
Daniel Tedeschi - Marchese
Actors:
Gerardo Ebert - Horst Immendorf
Actors:
Sebastian Zevalia - Rolf Harrer (younger)
Actors:
Philipp Kriechbaum - Rolf Harrer (older)
Actors:
Lobsang Gendun Rinpoche
Actors:
Tenzin Gyaltsen Rinpoche
Actors:
Sharpa Tulku Rinpoche
Actors:
Zongra Tulku Rinpoche