| Description |
1 videodisc (DVD) (136 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Note |
Based on the book by Henrich Harrer. |
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Originally released as a motion picture in 1997. |
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Widescreen and full screen versions. |
| Credits |
Director of photography, Robert Fraisse; editor, Noelle Boisson; music, John Williams ; cello solos, Yo-Yo Ma. |
| Cast |
Brad Pitt, David Thewlis, B.D. Wong, Mako. |
| Summary |
Heinrich Harrer is an Austrian national and a Nazi sympathizer. He leaves Austria in 1939 to climb a mountain in the Himalayas. Through a series of circumstances (including POW camp), he and fellow climber Peter Aufschnaiter become the only two foreigners in the Tibetan holy city of Lhasa. There, Heinrich's life changes forever as he becomes a close confidant to the young Dalai Lama. |
| Audience |
Rated PG-13. |
| System Details |
DVD. |
| Language |
Closed captioned for the hearing impaired. |
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Language both French and English; subtitles English, Spanish and French. |
| Subject |
Harrer, Heinrich, 1912-2006 -- Drama.
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Films for the hearing impaired -- Videodiscs.
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Tibet Autonomous Region (China) -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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DVDs.
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| Genre |
Feature films.
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| Added Author |
Annaud, Jean-Jacques.
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Pitt, Brad, 1963-
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Thewlis, David, 1963-
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Wong, B. D.
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Mako, 1933-2006. actor.
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Ma, Yo-Yo, 1955-
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Tri-Star Pictures.
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Mandalay Entertainment (Firm)
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Vanguard Films, Inc.
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Columbia TriStar Home Video (Firm)
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| ISBN |
0767806239 |
| Standard No. |
043396218192 |
| Music No. |
21819 Columbia TriStar Home Video |
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