Rent Seven Years in Tibet (1957)
3.4 of 5 from 45 ratings
1h 16min
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- Synopsis:
- The original drama documentary that inspired the Brad Pitt movie of the same name - this tells the tale of Austrian mountain climber Heinrich Harrer, who found himself interned in a prison camp at the outbreak of World War IL He escaped in 1944, crossed the Himalayas at great peril and deprivation, and entered the forbidden country of Tibet, where he made friends with the Dalai Lama. Smuggled out of Tibet, Harrer's own films are included in this reconstructed account of his long trek through the mountains to safety and actually record the Dalai Lama's escape to India.
- Actors:
- Heinrich Harrer, Peter Aufschnaiter, The Dalai Lama
- Directors:
- Hans Nieter
- Producers:
- Hans Nieter, Walter Ulbrich
- Writers:
- Mary Beales, George Campey, Heinrich Harrer, Walter Ulbrich
- Studio:
- Network
- Genres:
- Documentary, Drama, Special Interest
