Title Seven Years in Tibet 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 Dalai Lama, whose friendship ultimately transforms his outlook on life. Tagline At the end of the world his real journey began. Genres Adventure, Drama, History Keywords buddhism, himalaya, austria, mountains, buddhist monk, world war ii, prisoners of war, monsoon, tibet, dalai lama, mountaineer, lhasa, wedding Production Companies TriStar Pictures, Mandalay Entertainment, Applecross, Reperage & Vanguard Films Production Countries United States of America Spoken Languages English Original Language en Runtime minutes 136 Release Year 1997
Worldwide box office revenue: approximately 131 million USD