Seven Years in Tibet

Cast & Crew

Cast & Crew

Directed by

Jean-Jacques Annaud
(directed by)

Writing Credits

Heinrich Harrer
(book)
Becky Johnston
(screenplay)

Cast

Brad Pitt
Heinrich Harrer
David Thewlis
Peter Aufschnaiter
BD Wong
Ngawang Jigme
Mako
Kungo Tsarong
Danny Denzongpa
Regent
Victor Wong
Chinese 'Amban'
Ingeborga Dapkunaite
Ingrid Harrer
Jamyang Jamtsho Wangchuk
Dalai Lama, 14 Years Old
Lhakpa Tsamchoe
Pema Lhaki
Jetsun Pema
Great Mother
Ama Ashe Dongtse
Tashi
Sonam Wangchuk
Dalai Lama, 8 Years Old
Dorjee Tsering
Dalai Lama, 4 Years Old
Ric Young
General Chang Jing Wu
Ngawang Chojor
Lord Chamberlain
Duncan Fraser
British Officer
Benedick Blythe
Nazi Official
Tom Raudaschl
Lutz Chicken
Wolfgang Tonninger
Hans Lobenhoffer
Samdup Dhargyal
The Garpon
Chemchok
Garpon's Agent
Tenzin Jangchub
Declaration Monk Official
Angphurba Sherpa
Tibetan General
Tsering Wangdue
Burly Guide
Yama Ngudup Cheshatsang
Burly Guide
Kalsang Dhundop Lungtok
Vendor Ice-Skates
Sonam Bidhartsang
Jacket Vendor
Lama Champa Tsondu
Watch Vendor
Geshe Lobsang Nyma
Ling Rinpoche
Geshe Yeshi Tsultrim
Trijang Rinpoche
Lama Champa Chandu
Dalai Lama's Room Attendant
Pemba Norbu Sherpa
Young Sherpa
Karma Apo-Tsang
Messenger to Great Mother
Ngawang Tenzingyatso
Jokhang Monk Official
Choeden Tsering
Military Instructor
Lama Jampa Lekshe
Monk Head of Security
Lama Thupten Nugdup
Head of Security's Aide
Daniel Tedeschi
Marchese
Gerardo Ebert
Horst Immerhof
Sebastian Zevalia
Younger Rolf Harrer
Philipp Kriechbaum
Older Rolf Harrer
Lobsang Gendun Rinpoche
Tibetan
Tenzin Gyaltsen Rinpoche
Tibetan
Sharpa Tulku Rinpoche
Tibetan
Zongra Tulku Rinpoche
Tibetan
Victor A. Haddox
Priest at Graz Train Station

Produced by

Jean-Jacques Annaud
producer (produced by)
Michael Besman
executive producer
Richard Goodwin
executive producer
Catherine Moulin
producer: Himalaya
David Nichols
executive producer
Iain Smith
producer (produced by)
Diane Summers
executive producer: Himalaya
Alisa Tager
associate producer
John H. Williams
producer (produced by)

Music by

John Williams

Cinematography by

Robert Fraisse
director of photography

Editing by

Noëlle Boisson

Casting By

Priscilla John
(casting by)
Francine Maisler
(casting by)

Production Design by

Hoang Thanh At
(as At Hoang)

Art Direction by

Claude Paré
supervising art director

Set Decoration by

Jim Erickson

Costume Design by

Enrico Sabbatini
(costumes designed by)

Makeup Department

Jean Ann Black
makeup artist: Mr. Pitt, Argentina (as Jean Black)
Christine Blundell
makeup artist: Mr. Thewlis, Argentina
Desiree Corridoni
hair stylist: Argentina (as Desideria Corridoni)
Maria Teresa Corridoni
key hair stylist: Argentina
Paul Engelen
key makeup artist: Argentina
Thom MacIntyre
hair stylist: Canada (as Tom McIntyre)
Stefano Nigro
hair stylist: Argentina
Susana Rabello
assistant makeup artist
Barry Richardson
hair stylist: Argentina
Meg Speirs
makeup artist: Argentina
Ariel Godoy
assistant makeup artist (uncredited)
Alberto Moccia
hair stylist (uncredited)

Production Management

Eleanor Chaudhuri
production manager: Argentina
Doro Geyer
production manager: Austria
Trevor Ingman
unit manager: Argentina
Philip Kohler
production manager: Argentina
Brent O'Connor
production manager
Edmon Roch
production manager
Michael Saxton
post-production supervisor
Araceli Segarra
production manager: High Himalayas, Himalaya
Barbara Factorovich
assistant unit production manager (uncredited)
Chantal Feghali
post-production supervisor (uncredited)
Juan Pablo Laplace
assistant production manager (uncredited)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

Jim Brebner
first assistant director: Canada
Olivier Brejoux
first assistant director: Himalaya
Mark Egerton
first assistant director / second unit director
Javier Garrido
second assistant director: Argentina
Tenzin Chodak Gyalpo
tibetan assistant director: Argentina
Peter Heslop
second assistant director: Argentina
Nawang Khechog
tibetan assistant director: Argentina
Justin Muller
first assistant director: second unit
Allen Smith
second unit director: Argentina and Canada
Martin Sosa
first assistant director: Argentina
Sonam Tashi
assistant director: Argentina
Hernan Zayas
second assistant director: second unit
Martín Hodara
third assistant director (uncredited)

Art Department

Celia Barnett
art department researcher
Gordon Brunner
property assistant: Argentina
James H. Chow
property master (as Jim Chow)
Francois-Pierre Deberre
scenic painter supervisor: Argentina (as Francois Pierre Deberre)
Gordon Izod
supervising plasterer: Argentina
Reginald Keywood
assistant construction coordinator: Argentina (as Reg Keywood)
Ignacio McBurney
property assistant: Argentina
Graciela Oderigo
assistant art director: Argentina (as Graciela 'Coca' Oderigo)
John Park
supervising carpenter: Argentina
John Paterson
construction coordinator: Argentina
Dave Philpott
supervising carpenter: Argentina (as David Philpott)
Pierre Queffelean
supervising art director: Argentina
Pippa Rawlinson
draughtsman
Maxime Rebière
storyboard artist
George Richardson
supervising art director: Argentina
Nick Richardson
set dresser
Wayne Shepherd
lead man
Clementine Terramorsi
art department researcher: Argentina
Paul Wescott
supervising painter: Argentina
Victor J. Zolfo
assistant set decorator: Argentina (as Victor Zolfo)
Gagan Agarwal
props (uncredited)
Scott Calderwood
leadman (uncredited)
Anthony Caron-Delion
set designer (uncredited)
Patricio M. Farrell
props buyer (uncredited)
Gavin Gordon
supervising carpenter: Argentina (uncredited)
Patricia Johnson
draftsperson (uncredited)
Catherine Leighton
assistant property master (uncredited)
Frank Matthews
supervising plasterer (uncredited)
Paul Mulder
property master: second unit (uncredited)
Claudio Palavecino
props (uncredited)
Nicolas Scabini
draftsman (uncredited)
Chris Sneddon
construction foreman (uncredited)
Mario Tomas-Niedworok
scenic artist (uncredited)

Sound Department

Philip Alton
dialogue editor
Tim Cavagin
re-recording mixer
Colin Codner
boom operator: Argentina
Tim Hands
dialogue editor
Peter Holt
foley editor
Dean Humphreys
re-recording mixer
James Kusan
boom operator: Canada
Mark Lafbery
re-recording mixer
Andrés Mayo
boom operator: second unit
Christine Newell
assistant foley editor (as Christine Newall)
Richard Patton
sound mixer: Canada (as Rick Patton)
Peter Pennell
supervising sound editor
Grahame Peters
additional sound editor
Julian Rodd
additional sound editor
Victoria Stevens
assistant dialogue editor
Ken Weston
sound mixer: Argentina
Tim Worth
sound mixer: second unit
Darren Brisker
sound mixer: Canada (uncredited)
Larry Hopkins
layback sound mixer (uncredited)
Alan Snelling
foley recordist (uncredited)

Special Effects by

Dan Cervin
special effects technician: Argentina
André Dominguez
special effects technician: Argentina
Corbin Fox
special effects technician: Argentina
Dean Lockwood
special effects
Reg Milne
special effects technician: Argentina (as Reginald Milne)
Federico Brizzio
armory crew (uncredited)
Chris Clarke
model maker (uncredited)
Dave Dunaway
effects rigger (uncredited)

Visual Effects by

Laurent Ben-Mimoun
digital matte painter
Dimitri Delacovias
digital matte painter
Antony Hunt
visual effects producer
Andrew Jeffery
digital film controller
Roger Lofting
visual effects producer
Phillippe Montagny
digital effects supervisor
Trevor Young
film recording
Simon Carr
digital effects artist: Magic Camera (uncredited)
Alan Church
digital effects supervisor: Film Factory (uncredited)
Max Dennison
digital matte artist (uncredited)
Doug Ferris
matte artist (uncredited)
Andy Fowler
visual effects producer (uncredited)
José Granell
director of miniature effects (uncredited)
Sarah Marchant
Inferno compositing artist (uncredited)
Melany Maximus
visual effects artist (uncredited)
Daniel Pettipher
digital artist: The Magic Camera Company (uncredited)
Sandra Roach
digital effects artist (uncredited)
Angie Wills
visual effects coordinator (uncredited)

Stunts

Marc Cass
stunts
Ray De-Haan
stunts (as Ray de Haan)
David Forman
stunts
Nick Gillard
stunt coordinator
Vincent Keane
stunts
Jamie Payton
stunts
Andreas Petrides
stunts

Camera and Electrical Department

Rick Allen
key grip: Canada
Peter Allwork
camera operator: Wescam, Austria
David Appleby
key grip: Argentina
David Appleby
still photographer: Argentina
Eddie Arguelles
video assist operator: second unit
Sylvain Bardoux
key grip: Himalaya
Klemens Becker
camera operator: "b" camera / steadicam operator
Robert Binnall
focus puller: Argentina
David Breashears
unit camera: High Himalayan
Christian Cottet
lighting technician
François Daignault
assistant camera / second assistant camera: second unit / steadicam operator: second unit
Carlos De San José
grip: second unit
Pascale Ferradini
assistant camera: Himalaya
Pablo Gómez
video assist: Argentina
Malcolm Huse
second grip: Argentina
Vincent Jeannot
camera operator: Himalaya
Martin Kenzie
camera operator
Alan McPherson
gaffer: second unit (as Alan Macpherson)
Sascha Mieke
camera operator: "b" camera, Argentina / steadicam focus puller: Argentina
Robert Palmer
clapper loader: Argentina
Rob Parisien
video assist: Canada
Michael Praun
clapper loader: Argentina
Araceli Segarra
assistant camera: High Himalayas, Himalaya
Jocelyn Simard
first assistant camera: second unit
Allen Smith
camera operator: second unit, Argentina and Canada
Jeff Upton
gaffer: Canada
Miguel 'Pipi' Zarcovich
grip: Argentina
Peter Bloor
gaffer (uncredited)
David Breashears
camera operator (uncredited)
Mark 'Rocky' Evans
electrician (uncredited)
Anabella Goldberger
assistant camera (uncredited)
Bill Kaye
additional still photographer (uncredited)
John Le Roy
best boy grip (uncredited)
Vincent McConnachie
first assistant camera (uncredited)
Ray Meehan
best boy (uncredited)
Larry Portmann
clapper loader: "a" camera, Vancouver (uncredited)

Casting Department

Stuart Aikins
casting: Canada
Kathy Driscoll
casting associate: Argentina (as Kathy Driscoll-Mohler)
Roy Easdale
extras casting: Argentina
Lucky Englander
casting: Austria
Fritz Fleischhacker
casting: Austria
Liz Legum
extras casting coordinator: Argentina
Patricia Pao
casting: Hong Kong (as Pat Pao)
Lucinda Syson
casting associate: Argentina
Orla Maxwell
casting assistant (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department

Gastone Grassi
costume cutter: Argentina
Kate Healey
costumer: Canada
Carla Hetland
wardrobe manager: Argentina
Paolo Scalabrino
costume supervisor: Argentina
Laura Lo Surdo
assistant costume designer (uncredited)
Claudio Manzi
assistant costume designer (uncredited)
Maurizio Torti
costume assistant (uncredited)
Marisa Urruti
assistant to costume designer (uncredited)

Editorial Department

Giles Gardner
second assistant editor
Christine Marier
first assistant editor
Giulia Maura
post-production coordinator
Tasha Pym
second assistant editor
Fabrice Rouaud
assistant editor: avid
Jeanene S. Valentine
post-production secretary (as Jeanne Valentine Viannay)
Steve Farman
negative cutter (uncredited)

Location Management

Leo Baumgartner
location manager: Austria
Caito Martins
location manager: Argentina
Rakesh Mehra
assistant location manager: Argentina
Robin Mounsey
location manager

Music Department

Sally Boldt
music editor
Budd Carr
executive in charge of music
Jeff Charbonneau
music editor
Robin Clarke
source music editor
Sandy De Crescent
music contractor (as Sandy DeCrescent)
Phuntsok Namgyal Dhumkhang
advisor: Tibetan music/art, Argentina
Jonathan Enraght-Moony
assistant music editor
Yo-Yo Ma
musician: cello solos
Jill Meyers
music clearances
Shawn Murphy
score mixer
John Neufeld
orchestrator
Kenneth Wannberg
supervising music editor (as Ken Wannberg)
Tom Boyd
musician: oboe soloist (uncredited)
Tom Brown
music copyist (uncredited)
Bruce Dukov
concertmaster (uncredited) / violin (uncredited)
Daniel Gold
music prep (uncredited)
Jim Hoffman
music preparation (uncredited)
Malcolm McNab
musician: trumpet (uncredited)
Shawn Murphy
music recordist (uncredited)
Sebastian Toettcher
musician: cello (uncredited)
Louise Di Tullio
musician: flute (uncredited)
John Williams
conductor (uncredited) / music producer (uncredited)

Script and Continuity Department

Laurence Duval Annaud
script supervisor
Brigitte Schmouker
script supervisor: second unit

Transportation Department

Ricardo Avelluto
picture car coordinator: Argentina
Diego Conejero
transportation coordinator: Argentina
Arthur Dunne
transportation manager: Argentina
José Luis García Espina
transportation captain
John Kavanagh
transportation captain: Argentina
Blue Angus
transportation coordinator (uncredited)
Victor A. Haddox
production driver (uncredited)
Paul Irvine
transportation co-captain (uncredited)

Additional Crew

Ana Aizenberg
production associate: Argentina
Mercedes Alfonsín
buyer: Argentina
Laurence Duval Annaud
advisor
Stacy Arnold
office assistant: Los Angeles and Argentina
Pete Athans
production assistant: High Himalayas, Himalaya
G.D. Bakshi
catering supervisor: Argentina
Celia Bannerman
acting coach
Jasmine Barry
production office coordinator: Canada
Veronique Bataille
assistant: Mr. Annaud, Paris/Argentina
Steev Beeson
production accountant: Argentina (as Steve Beeson)
Bi Benton
production office coordinator: Argentina
Barbara Berkery
dialogue coach: Argentina
Charles Bodycomb
armorer: Argentina
Philippe Boutillier
sculpture supervisor: Argentina
David Breashears
unit director: High Himalayan
Brigitte Cardinal
sculptor: Argentina
Elias Eljiadue Castilla
robes dyer: Argentina
Tenzin Chogyal
advisor: Tibetan religion, Argentina (as Ven. Tenzin Chogyal)
Dale Clarke
armorer: Argentina
Genevive Colvin
assistant: Mr. Carr (as Geneviève Thomas Colvin)
Horacio Cuervo
unit doctor: Argentina (as Dr. Horacio Cuervo)
Susan d'Arcy
unit publicist: Argentina
Paul Dallanegra
security consultant: Argentina
Martín García Blaya
production runner
Jack W. Haddox
production auditor (as Jack Haddox)
Tarn Harper
post-production accountant
Ngawang Jimpa
advisor: Tibetan history, Argentina (as Professor Ngawang Jimpa)
Girish Johar
marketing & distribution
David Lindsey
security consultant: Argentina
Iain Lowe
HoD Rigger: Argentina
Domenico Mancino
accessories specialist: Argentina
Catherine Moulin
producer: Himalaya
Robin Mounsey
security officer
G.D. Murthi
production accountant: Argentina
Anne Nevin
production office coordinator: Argentina
Frédéric North
helicopter pilot: Austria (as Fred North)
Mike O'Farrell
catering coordinator: Argentina
Linda Pearce
assistant production office coordinator: Canada
Marina Peralta Ramos
production office coordinator: Argentina
Rakra Tethong Rinpoche
advisor: Tibetan tradition, Argentina
John Robertson
supervising rigger: Argentina
Alejandro Sarquis
production staff
Tenzin Tethong
advisor: Tibet
Eric Valli
unit director: Himalayan
Chris Vickery
unit nurse: Himalaya
Patricia D. Adams
assistant accountant (uncredited)
Juan Aguirre
assistant accountant (uncredited)
Dama Claire
production consultant (uncredited)
Carolina Cortes
production assistant (uncredited)
Bennett Fidlow
additional legal services (uncredited)
Augusto Grassi
jeweler (uncredited) / leather work master (uncredited)
Lejla Hadzimuratovic
assistant to associate producer (uncredited)
Ryan R. Johnson
assistant to head of production (uncredited)
Ajai Kapur
production coordinator (uncredited)
Alejandro Levi
celebrity personal assistant (uncredited)
Javier López de Ayala
Publicist: Spain (uncredited)
Maeve Mannion
assistant production accountant (uncredited)
Sandra Matossi
production accountant: Canada (uncredited)
Richard Morrison
title designer (uncredited)
Patricio Rabuffetti
production services (uncredited)
Kim Smith
assistant production accountant (uncredited)
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