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Seven Years in Tibet

Only a month ago, we were certainof death at the hands of bandits. And today, we have...

Only a month ago, we were certainof death at the hands of bandits. And today, we have reached the gatesof the forbidden city of Lhasa. It is as difficult a goal as Mecca... and precisely as attractivebecause it is closed to all foreigners. Even in our miserable condition... we feel the lureof Tibet's holiest city... home of the Dalai Lama. Only a few foreignershad penetrated its mysteries

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Only a month ago we were certain of death at the hands of bandits
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And today we have reached the gates of the forbidden city of Lhasa
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It is as difficult a goal as Mecca
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and precisely as attractive because it is closed to all foreigners
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Even in our miserable condition
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we feel the lure of Tibet's holiest city
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home of the Dalai Lama
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Only a few foreigners had penetrated its mysteries
Available in 6 languages
Duration
33 seconds
Views
32
Timestamp in Movie
00:53:56
Uploaded
Mar 17, 2026
Genres
adventure, biography, drama
Production
TriStar Pictures,Mandalay Entertainment,Applecross,Reperage & Vanguard Films,Sony Pictures

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Movie Summary

True story of Heinrich Harrer, an Austrian mountain climber who became friends with the Dalai Lama at the time of China's takeover of Tibet.
Oh, my God! - Seven Years in Tibet 00:05
Oh, my God!
You are invited to stay for lunch, if you like. - Seven Years in Tibet 00:15
You are invited to stay for lunch, if you like.
Lord Chamberlain, may I request... - Seven Years in Tibet 00:13
Lord Chamberlain, may I request...
With respect, Rinpoche... - Seven Years in Tibet 00:23
With respect, Rinpoche...
Of course. - Seven Years in Tibet 00:14
Of course.
Do you realize how many men could survive such an ordeal? - Seven Years in Tibet 00:33
Do you realize how many men could survive such an ordeal?
Must one have reason to help those in need - Seven Years in Tibet 00:05
Must one have reason to help those in need
You do not need to introduce yourselves. - Seven Years in Tibet 00:14
You do not need to introduce yourselves.
Let's get started. - Seven Years in Tibet 00:41
Let's get started.
You're a seamstressI am a tailor sir the only tailor in Lhasawho has been to Calcutta and can reproduce these silly costumes - Seven Years in Tibet 00:12
You're a seamstressI am a tailor sir the only tailor in...
- And you can make any of these? - Seven Years in Tibet 00:16
- And you can make any of these?
I will have this handsome tweed jacket. - Seven Years in Tibet 00:13
I will have this handsome tweed jacket.
Please, sir, take off your chu-pa. - Seven Years in Tibet 00:06
Please, sir, take off your chu-pa.
That way, you will never fall. - Seven Years in Tibet 00:11
That way, you will never fall.
Still walking up mountains is a fool's pleasure HeinrichNot so foolish reallyLook at thisGo aheadThat's after I climbed the Eiger North FaceThat's Olympics Gold medal Not importantThen this is another great difference between our civilization and yoursYou - Seven Years in Tibet 00:57
Still walking up mountains is a fool's pleasure...
Look at this. - Seven Years in Tibet 00:08
Look at this.
That's after I climbed the Eiger North Face. - Seven Years in Tibet 00:05
That's after I climbed the Eiger North Face.
That's Olympics. - Seven Years in Tibet 00:28
That's Olympics.
- I'm sorry. - Seven Years in Tibet 00:08
- I'm sorry.
- Yes, of course. - Seven Years in Tibet 00:17
- Yes, of course.