Seven Years in Tibet

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Seven Years in Tibet
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PG13,2hrs 19min
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October 8, 1997
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Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Synopsis: Typically impressive natural vistas from director Jean-Jacques Annaud (some secretly filmed on location in Tibet) highlight this adaptation of the memoir by Heinrich Harrer. Brad Pitt stars as the arrogant Heinrich, a famed Austrian mountain climber who leaves behind his wife and infant son to head a Himalayan expedition in 1939, only to fall into the hands of Allied forces as a prisoner of war. He and a fellow escapee, Peter Aufschnaiter (David Thewlis), make their way to the Forbidden City in Tibet, ... Full Synopsis
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Beyond his struggles with an unwieldy accent and the screenplay's hokum, Mr. Pitt gives a sincere if labored performance enhanced by a sense of genuine struggle. Full Review
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Featured Cast
Heinrich Harrer
Peter Aufschnaiter
Ngawang Jigme
Kungo Tsarong
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Matthew McConaughey attends the Los Angeles premiere of "Seven Years in Tibet" on Oct. 6, 1997.
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