Seven Years in Tibet (1997)
Directed by Jean-Jacques Annaud
Austrian climber Heinrich Harrer leaves Graz for a Himalayan peak, is interned by the British in India, escapes across Tibet to Lhasa and becomes tutor to the young Dalai Lama.
- Travel shown
- On foot, bike, skis or swimming
- Not shown on screen
- Fictional place
- 1Railway station≈ 00:01:00Graz, AustriaStated on screen
Harrer leaves his pregnant wife on the station platform in 1939.
- 2Nanga Parbat≈ 00:05:00Stated on screen
The expedition on Nanga Parbat is driven back by bad weather.
- 3Prisoner-of-war camp≈ 00:16:00Dehradun, IndiaStated on screen
When war breaks out the British intern them in a camp at Dehradun.
- 4Escape across the plateau≈ 00:30:00TibetStated on screen
After escaping they cross into Tibet on foot, are turned back, and push on in disguise.
- 5Lhasa, Tibet≈ 00:48:00Stated on screen
In the forbidden city they are guests of Kungo Tsarong and find work.
- 6Potala Palace, Lhasa≈ 01:15:00Stated on screen
- 7Home≈ 02:08:00Graz, AustriaInferred
The journey in numbers
- Distance travelled
- 13,513 km
- Places
- 6
- Countries
- 4
- Stops
- 7
- Not shown: 12,240 km
- On foot: 1,273 km
Distances are measured in a straight line between stops, so real road distances are longer.
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