| Brad Pitt | Heinrich Harrer |
| David Thewlis | Peter Aufschnaiter |
| B.D. 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 |
| Director | Jean-Jacques Annaud |
| Producer | Jean-Jacques Annaud; Michael Besman |
| Writer | Heinrich Harrer; Becky Johnston |
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