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Seven Years in Tibet

"Today at the dawn, 84,000 troopsof the 1st and 2nd Field Armies... under the overall...

"Today at the dawn, 84,000 troopsof the 1st and 2nd Field Armies... under the overall commandof General Chang Jing Wu... attacked the Tibetan frontiernear Den-Go. The Tibetan army believesan attack on Chamdo is imminent. Ngawang Jigme,our newly appointed governor... is preparing to send troopstoward the Chinese column... in order to stoptheir progression. " As you know, Chamdois the gateway to Tibet. If Chamdo falls,the whole of Tibet will fall. If I did not know that, I would nothave been appointed governor. You do realize our troops are committedto fighting the Chinese to the last man. They would rather die than surrender. Rest assured, there will be no surrenderas long as I am in Chamdo

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Today at the dawn 84 000 troops of the 1st and 2nd Field Armies
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under the overall command of General Chang Jing Wu
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attacked the Tibetan frontier near Den Go
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The Tibetan army believes an attack on Chamdo is imminent
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Ngawang Jigme our newly appointed governor
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is preparing to send troops toward the Chinese column
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in order to stop their progression
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As you know Chamdo is the gateway to Tibet
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If Chamdo falls the whole of Tibet will fall
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If I did not know that I would not have been appointed governor
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You do realize our troops are committed to fighting the Chinese to the last man
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They would rather die than surrender
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Rest assured there will be no surrender as long as I am in Chamdo
Available in 6 languages
Duration
52 seconds
Views
24
Timestamp in Movie
01:46:38
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.
Radio Lhasa. - Seven Years in Tibet 00:17
Radio Lhasa.
We lost the war in 11 days, Heinrich. - Seven Years in Tibet 00:46
We lost the war in 11 days, Heinrich.
Hello my friendWe did what was the best for our countryfor TibetOn the way to Lhasa I would see Tibetans wearing these jacketsChinese soldiers Very niceGive food clothes money Very niceIt's strange to me that something so harmless as a jacketcould - Seven Years in Tibet 01:13
Hello my friendWe did what was the best for our countryfor...
It's strange to me that something so harmless as a jacketcould symbolize such a great lie - Seven Years in Tibet 00:10
It's strange to me that something so harmless as a...
After all these years, you still do not understand Tibetan ways. - Seven Years in Tibet 00:10
After all these years, you still do not understand Tibetan...
A man who betrays his culture should not preach about its customs. - Seven Years in Tibet 00:06
A man who betrays his culture should not preach about its...
There was a time I would have wished you dead... - Seven Years in Tibet 00:13
There was a time I would have wished you dead...
We pray that His Holiness, the Dalai Lama... - Seven Years in Tibet 00:18
We pray that His Holiness, the Dalai Lama...
You have the entire palace in a panic. - Seven Years in Tibet 00:10
You have the entire palace in a panic.
It's The Moonlight... - Seven Years in Tibet 00:13
It's The Moonlight...
I hope you've received your invitation to the enthronement ceremony. - Seven Years in Tibet 00:10
I hope you've received your invitation to the...
Do I look like an egghead? - Seven Years in Tibet 00:51
Do I look like an egghead?
We have a saying in TibetIf the problem can be solved there is no use worrying about itIf it can't be solved worrying will do no good - Seven Years in Tibet 00:12
We have a saying in TibetIf the problem can be solved there...
You have to leave Tibet Your life's at great riskForgive my presumption but I made arrangements to get you out safelyWe should leave after the enthronement The Chinese would never expect itHow can I help people if I run away from them What kind of leader - Seven Years in Tibet 02:32
You have to leave Tibet Your life's at great...
- Then I don't go either. - Seven Years in Tibet 00:38
- Then I don't go either.
It's not the conscious thought really. - Seven Years in Tibet 00:09
It's not the conscious thought really.
When I crossed Tibet, he was with me. - Seven Years in Tibet 00:14
When I crossed Tibet, he was with me.
I can't even imagine how I pictured the world without him in it. - Seven Years in Tibet 00:06
I can't even imagine how I pictured the world without...
Then you should go home and be his father. - Seven Years in Tibet 00:06
Then you should go home and be his father.
I know. - Seven Years in Tibet 00:09
I know.