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.
Cast
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
Duncan Fraser
British Officer
Danny Denzongpa
Regent
Victor Wong Chi-Keung
Chinese 'Amban'
Jetsun Pema
Great Mother
Ama Ashe Dongtse
Tashi
Sonam Wangchuk
Dalai Lama, 8 Years Old
Dorjee Tsering
Dalai Lama, 4 Years Old
Ric Young
General Chang Jing Wu
Ngawang Chojor
Lord Chamberlain (as Ven. Ngawang Chojor)
Benedick Blythe
Nazi Official
Tom Raudaschl
Lutz Chicken
Wolfgang Tonninger
Hans Lobenhoffer
Samdup Dhargyal
The Garpon
Chemchok
Garpon's Agent
Tenzin Jangchub
Declaration Monk Official (as Ven. Tenzin Jangschub)
Angphurba Sherpa
Tibetan General (as Major Angphurba Sherpa)
Tsering Wangdue
Burly Guide
Yama Ngudup Cheshatsang
Burly Guide
Kalsang Dhundop Lungtok
Vendor Ice-Skates
Sonam Bidhartsang
Jacket Vendor
Lama Champa Tsondu
Watch Vendor
Geshe Lobsang Nyma
Ling Rinpoche
Geshe Yeshi Tsultrim
Trijang Rinpoche
Lama Champa Chandu
Dalai Lama's Room Attendant
Pemba Norbu Sherpa
Young Sherpa
Karma Apo-Tsang
Messenger to Great Mother
Ngawang Tenzingyatso
Jokhang Monk Official (as Ven. Ngawang Tenzin Gyatso)
Choeden Tsering
Military Instructor
Lama Jampa Lekshe
Monk Head of Security
Lama Thupten Nugdup
Head of Security's Aide
Daniel Tedeschi
Marchese
Gerardo Ebert
Horst Immerhof
Sebastian Zevalia
Younger Rolf Harrer
Philipp Kriechbaum
Older Rolf Harrer
Lobsang Gendun Rinpoche
Tibetan
Tenzin Gyaltsen Rinpoche
Tibetan
Sharpa Tulku Rinpoche
Tibetan
Zongra Tulku Rinpoche
Tibetan
Crew
Jean-Jacques Annaud
Director, Producer
Becky Johnston
Screenplay
Heinrich Harrer
Novel
Noëlle Boisson
Editor
Robert Fraisse
Director of Photography
Iain Smith
Producer
John H. Williams
Producer
Hoang Thanh At
Production Design
Araceli Segarra
Assistant Camera
Priscilla John
Casting
Francine Maisler
Casting
Enrico Sabbatini
Costume Design
John Williams
Original Music Composer
Yo-Yo Ma
Musician
Jim Erickson
Set Decoration
David Appleby
Still Photographer
Mark 'Rocky' Evans
Electrician
