German title: Sieben Jahre in Tibet Francaise title: Sept ans au Tibet Spain title: Siete años en el Tíbet Greek title: Επτά χρόνια στο Θιβέτ Russian title: Семь лет в Тибете Original title: Seven Years in Tibet
Alternative titles: Siete años en el Tíbet | Epta hronia sto Tibet
Biography – USA Production year: 1996 Movie length: 135 minutes
Director: Jean-Jacques Annaud Writer: Becky Johnston Cinematograph: Robert Fraisse Music: John Williams
Movie description:
Heinrich Harrer is an Austrian mountaineer who is forced to be a hero for the Nazi propaganda. He leaves Austria in 1939 to climb a mountain in the Himalayas. Through a series of circumstances (including POW camp), he and fellow climber Peter Aufschnaiter become the only two foreigners in the Tibetan Holy City of Lhasa. There, Heinrich’s life changes forever as he becomes a close confidant to the Dalai Lama.