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Seven Years in Tibet

At the end of the world his real journey began.

7.2(3,232)19972h 16m12

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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Status
Released
Budget
$70M
Box office
$131.5M
Language
German
  • himalaya mountain range
  • buddhism
  • buddhist monk
  • world war ii
  • prisoner of war
  • mountain
  • monsoon
  • austria
  • tibet
  • mountaineer
  • lhasa
  • wedding

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United States of America, France

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Release dates

  • United StatesUS

    • TheatricalPG-1310 Oct 1997
  • United KingdomGB

    • TheatricalPG20 Nov 1997
  • AustraliaAU

    • TheatricalM4 Dec 1997
  • CanadaCA

    • TheatricalPG12 Sept 1997
  • BrazilBR

    • Theatrical15 May 1998
    • PhysicalL1 Jan 2000
    • Digital / OTT1429 Oct 2019
  • CzechiaCZ

    • Theatrical12+5 Feb 1998
  • EstoniaEE

    • Theatrical30 Jan 1998
  • FranceFR

    • TheatricalU26 Nov 1997
    • PhysicalDVD24 Nov 1999
    • PhysicalBlu-ray2 Sept 2009
    • Digital / OTTVOD10 Dec 2016
    • Digital / OTTPrime Video1 Mar 2021
    • Digital / OTTNetflix1 Apr 2021
    • Digital / OTT12Netflix1 Jan 2026
  • GermanyDE

    • Theatrical1213 Nov 1997
  • GreeceGR

    • TheatricalPG9 Oct 2000
  • ItalyIT

    • Theatrical19 Dec 1997
  • NetherlandsNL

    • Theatrical1211 Dec 1997
    • TV12Nederland 11 Jan 2003
    • Physical12DVD25 Mar 2008
    • Physical12Blu-ray8 May 2008

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Seven Years in Tibet was released on 12 September 1997.

Audience reviews

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  • W

    Wuchak

    8/10/2020

    7/10

    _**Twelve years in the Tibet area, 1939-1951**_ “Seven Years in Tibet” (1997) is a biographical historical drama about Austrian mountaineer Heinrich Harrer (Brad Pitt) and his time in Tibet and friendship with the Dalai Lama, a boy, just before & during WW2, as well as the build-up to the invasion of Tibet in 1950 by Communist Chinese forces and the immediate aftermath. David Thewlis is on hand as Heinrich’s Germa…

  • C

    CinemaSerf

    1/17/2024

    7/10

    Brad Pitt is acclaimed Austrian mountaineer Heinrich Harrer who leaves his expectant wife to climb in the Himalayas. A couple of high-altitude mishaps and the commencement of WWII see him and colleague Peter Aufschnaiter (David Thewlis) interred by the British and confined to a POW camp. After a few failed attempts, the pair manage to escape and after some perilous trekking through the hostile wilderness, they find t…

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