Seven Years in Tibet (1997)
Overview : 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 Llaso, Tibet, where he meets the 14-year-old Dalai Lama, whose friendship ultimately transforms his outlook on life.
Release Date : September 12, 1997
Runtime : 136m
Genre : Adventure, Drama, History
Companies : TriStar Pictures, Mandalay Entertainment, Applecross, Reperage & Vanguard Films, Sony Pictures
Countries : United Kingdom, United States of America
Keywords : himalaya mountain range, buddhism, buddhist monk, world war ii, prisoner of war, mountain, monsoon, austria, tibet, dalai lama, mountaineer, lhasa, wedding, based on memoir or autobiography, people's liberation army