---
title: 'Kundun (1997)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Martin Scorsese'
released: '1997-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 134
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'War'
  - 'History'
  - 'Adventure'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/kundun-1997'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0119485/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Kundun (1997)

1997 · 134 min · Drama, War, History, Adventure · United States


## Synopsis

Kundun is a 1997 American epic biographical film written by Melissa Mathison and directed by Martin Scorsese. It is based on the life and writings of the 14th Dalai Lama Tenzin Gyatso, the exiled political and spiritual leader of Tibet. A grandnephew of the Dalai Lama, Tenzin Thuthob Tsarong, stars as the adult Dalai Lama, while the Dalai Lama's niece Tencho Gyalpo appears as his mother.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Martin Scorsese](https://cinepixo.com/people/martin-scorsese)
- **Screenplay:** [Melissa Mathison](https://cinepixo.com/people/melissa-mathison)
- **Producer:** [Melissa Mathison](https://cinepixo.com/people/melissa-mathison), [Barbara De Fina](https://cinepixo.com/people/barbara-de-fina)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Philip Glass](https://cinepixo.com/people/philip-glass)
- **Director of Photography:** [Roger Deakins](https://cinepixo.com/people/roger-deakins)
- **Editor:** [Thelma Schoonmaker](https://cinepixo.com/people/thelma-schoonmaker)

## Cast

- [Tenzin Thuthob Tsarong](https://cinepixo.com/people/tenzin-thuthob-tsarong)
- [Phintso Thonden](https://cinepixo.com/people/phintso-thonden)
- [Yoon C. Joyce](https://cinepixo.com/people/yoon-c-joyce)
- [Tsewang Jigme Tsarong](https://cinepixo.com/people/tsewang-jigme-tsarong)
- [Losang Gyatso](https://cinepixo.com/people/losang-gyatso)
- [Tencho Gyatso](https://cinepixo.com/people/tencho-gyatso)
- [Losang Samten](https://cinepixo.com/people/losang-samten)

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