Kundun (1997)
1937 wird Tenzin Gyatso, Sohn einer tibetischen Bauernfamilie, als 14. Reinkarnation des "Buddha of Compassion" erkannt. Verehrt als bisher letzter Dalai Lama, wird der Junge von den größten Gelehrten seiner Nation erzogen und darauf vorbereitet, sein Volk zu regieren. Als 15jähriger wird der geistige und politische Kopf Tibets mit der Brutalität der chinesischen Invasoren konfrontiert. Dennoch weicht er nicht vom Prinzip der Gewaltlosigkeit ab. 1959 flüchtet der Dalai Lama ins indische Exil, das er bis zum heutigen Tag nicht aufgeben konnte.
Der Regisseur:
Martin Scorsese
Der Autor:
Melissa Mathison
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Tenzin Thuthob Tsarong as Dalai Lama (Adult) |
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Tencho Gyalpo as Mother |
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Tsewang Migyur Khangsar as Father |
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Gyurme Tethong as Dalai Lama (Age 12) |
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Robert Lin as Chairman Mao |
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Tulku Jamyang Kunga Tenzin as Dalai Lama (Age 5) |
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Tenzin Yeshi Paichang as Dalai Lama (Aged 2) |
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Tenzin Topjar as Lobsang (5-10) |
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Tenzin Lodoe as Takster |
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Geshi Yeshi Gyatso as Lama of Sera |
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Losang Gyatso as The messenger |
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Sonam Phuntsok as Reting Rinpoche |
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Gyatso Lukhang as Lord Chamberlain |
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Losang Samten as Master of the Kitchen |
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Jigme Tsarong as Taktra Rimpoche |
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Tenzin Trinley as Ling Rimpoche |
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Namgay Dorjee as Kashag/Nobleman #1 |
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Phintso Thonden as Kashag/Nobleman #2 |
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Chewang Tsering Ngokhang as Layman #1 |
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Jamyang Tenzin as Norbu Thundrup |
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Tashi Dhondup as Lobsang (Adult) |
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Jampa Lungtok as Nechung Oracle |
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Karma Wangchuk as Deformed Face Bodyguard |
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Kim Chan as Second Chinese General |
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Henry Yuk as General Tan |
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Ngawang Kaldan as Prime Minister Lobsang Tashi |
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Jurme Wangda as Prime Minister Lukhangwa |
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Salden Kunga as Tibetan Doctor |
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John Wong as Chinese Comrade |
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Gawa Youngdung as Old Woman |
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Tenzin Rampa as Tenzin Chonegyl (Age 12) |
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Vyas Ananthakrishnan as Indian Soldier |
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Stanley Ipkiss as |
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Ken Leung as (voice) |
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Yoon C. Joyce as Chinese soldier (uncredited) |
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R. Gern Trowbridge as Monk (uncredited) |
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Ben Wang as General Chang Ching-Wu (uncredited) |
| Writing | Melissa Mathison | Screenplay |
| Directing | Martin Scorsese | Director |
| Production | Barbara De Fina | Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Fabrizio Sforza | Key Makeup Artist |
| Directing | Ahmed Hatimi | First Assistant Director |
| Crew | Giovanni Antonini | Special Effects |
| Costume & Make-Up | Giorgio Gregorini | Hairstylist |
| Directing | Barbara Pastrovich | Second Second Assistant Director |
| Production | Adil Abdelwahab | Casting |
| Art | Franco Ceraolo | Art Direction |
| Costume & Make-Up | Mirella Ginnoto | Key Hair Stylist |
| Art | Massimo Razzi | Art Direction |
| Costume & Make-Up | Hayat Ouled Dahhou | Hairstylist |
| Directing | E.J. Foerster | Second Unit Director |
| Crew | Stefano Maria Mioni | Stunts |
| Costume & Make-Up | Siham Ouled Dahhou | Hairstylist |
| Directing | Philip C. Pfeiffer | Second Unit Director |
| Editing | Sara Thorson | Assistant Editor |
| Directing | Norman Berns | Second Assistant Director |
| Directing | Jacki Phipps | First Assistant Director |
| Directing | Alberto Mangiante | Second Assistant Director |
| Crew | Conor Coughlan | Special Effects Technician |
| Art | Alan Tomkins | Supervising Art Director |
| Directing | Phil Marco | Second Unit Director |
| Costume & Make-Up | Elisabetta De Leonardis | Hairstylist |
| Directing | Abraham Fraser | Second Assistant Director |
| Directing | Bernard Bellew | Second Assistant Director |
| Crew | Massimo Cristofanelli | Special Effects |
| Production | Ahmed Abounouom | Casting |
| Directing | Rachid Gaidi | Assistant Director |
| Editing | Tom Foligno | First Assistant Editor |
| Directing | Scott Harris | First Assistant Director |
| Sound | Steven J. Rogers | Sound Mixer |
| Crew | Kevin Hannigan | Special Effects Coordinator |
| Art | Francesca Lo Schiavo | Set Decoration |
| Camera | Pete Cavaciuti | Steadicam Operator |
| Production | Laura Fattori | Executive Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Dante Ferretti | Costume Design |
| Camera | Roger Deakins | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Philip Glass | Original Music Composer |
| Art | Dante Ferretti | Production Design |
| Sound | Tom Fleischman | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Editing | Nicholas Renbeck | Dialogue Editor |
| Sound | Clive Winter | Sound mixer |
| Directing | James Ellis Deakins | Script Supervisor |
| Production | Ellen Lewis | Casting |
| Editing | Thelma Schoonmaker | Editor |
| Production | Melissa Mathison | Co-Producer |
| Sound | Suzana Perić | Music Editor |
| Sound | Philip Stockton | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Production | Vito Colazzo | Location Manager |
| Art | Randall Balsmeyer | Title Designer |