---
title: 'Seven Years in Tibet (1997)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Jean-Jacques Annaud'
released: '1997-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 129
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'War'
  - 'History'
countries:
  - 'United Kingdom'
  - 'France'
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/seven-years-in-tibet-1997'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120102/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Seven Years in Tibet (1997)

1997 · 129 min · Drama, War, History · United Kingdom, France, United States


## Synopsis

Seven Years in Tibet is a 1997 American biographical war drama film directed by Jean-Jacques Annaud. It is based on Austrian mountaineer and Schutzstaffel (SS) sergeant Heinrich Harrer's 1952 memoir of the same name, about his experiences in Tibet between 1944 and 1951. Seven Years in Tibet stars Brad Pitt and David Thewlis, and has music composed by John Williams with a feature performance by cellist Yo-Yo Ma.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Jean-Jacques Annaud](https://cinepixo.com/people/jean-jacques-annaud)
- **Screenplay:** [Jean-Jacques Annaud](https://cinepixo.com/people/jean-jacques-annaud), [Heinrich Harrer](https://cinepixo.com/people/heinrich-harrer), [Becky Johnston](https://cinepixo.com/people/becky-johnston)
- **Producer:** [Jean-Jacques Annaud](https://cinepixo.com/people/jean-jacques-annaud), [Iain Smith](https://cinepixo.com/people/iain-smith), [John H. Williams](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-h-williams)
- **Original Music Composer:** [John Williams](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-williams-2)
- **Director of Photography:** [Robert Fraisse](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-fraisse)
- **Editor:** [Noëlle Boisson](https://cinepixo.com/people/noelle-boisson)

## Cast

- [David Thewlis](https://cinepixo.com/people/david-thewlis)
- [Ingeborga Dapkūnaitė](https://cinepixo.com/people/ingeborga-dapkunaite)
- [Jamyang Jamtsho Wangchuk](https://cinepixo.com/people/jamyang-jamtsho-wangchuk)
- [Ric Young](https://cinepixo.com/people/ric-young)
- [Jetsun Pema](https://cinepixo.com/people/jetsun-pema)
- [Brad Pitt](https://cinepixo.com/people/brad-pitt) as Heinrich Harrer
- [Mako](https://cinepixo.com/people/mako)
- [Victor Wong](https://cinepixo.com/people/victor-wong)
- [Lhakpa Tsamchoe](https://cinepixo.com/people/lhakpa-tsamchoe)
- [Danny Denzongpa](https://cinepixo.com/people/danny-denzongpa)
- [Sharpa Tulkou](https://cinepixo.com/people/sharpa-tulkou)
- [BD Wong](https://cinepixo.com/people/bd-wong)

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