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Kundun (1997) [PG-13]

Release Date:
December 25, 1997

Original Title:
Kundun

Alternate Titles:
活佛傳
达赖的一生
達賴的一生

Genres:
Drama | History

Production Companies:
AMLF
Cappa Productions
Cappa/De Fina Productions
De Fina-Cappa
Dune Films
StudioCanal
Touchstone Pictures

Production Countries:
France | Morocco | United Kingdom | United States of America

Ratings / Certifications:
AU: PG  CZ: U  DE: 6  DK: 11  KR: 12  SE: 11  US: PG-13 

Runtime: 134

The destiny of a people lies in the heart of a boy.

Overview from TheMovieDB

The Tibetans refer to the Dalai Lama as 'Kundun', which means 'The Presence'. He was forced to escape from his native home, Tibet, when communist China invaded and enforced an oppressive regime upon the peaceful nation. The Dalai Lama escaped to India in 1959 and has been living in exile in Dharamsala ever since.

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Art Direction:
Franco Ceraolo
Massimo Razzi

Assistant Director:
Rachid Gaidi

Assistant Editor:
Sara Thorson

Casting:
Adil Abdelwahab
Ahmed Abounouom
Ellen Lewis

Co-Producer:
Melissa Mathison

Costume Design:
Dante Ferretti

Dialogue Editor:
Nicholas Renbeck

Director:
Martin Scorsese

Director of Photography:
Roger Deakins

Editor:
Thelma Schoonmaker

Executive Producer:
Laura Fattori

First Assistant Director:
Ahmed Hatimi
Jacki Phipps
Scott Harris

First Assistant Editor:
Tom Foligno

Hairstylist:
Giorgio Gregorini
Hayat Ouled Dahhou
Siham Ouled Dahhou
Elisabetta De Leonardis

Key Hair Stylist:
Mirella Ginnoto

Key Makeup Artist:
Fabrizio Sforza

Music Editor:
Suzana Peric

Original Music Composer:
Philip Glass

Producer:
Barbara De Fina

Production Design:
Dante Ferretti

Screenplay:
Melissa Mathison

Script Supervisor:
James Ellis Deakins

Second Assistant Director:
Norman Berns
Alberto Mangiante
Abraham Fraser
Bernard Bellew

Second Second Assistant Director:
Barbara Pastrovich

Second Unit Director:
E.J. Foerster
Philip C. Pfeiffer
Phil Marco

Set Decoration:
Francesca Lo Schiavo

Sound Mixer:
Steven J. Rogers

Sound Re-Recording Mixer:
Tom Fleischman

Sound mixer:
Clive Winter

Special Effects:
Giovanni Antonini
Massimo Cristofanelli

Special Effects Coordinator:
Kevin Hannigan

Special Effects Technician:
Conor Coughlan

Steadicam Operator:
Pete Cavaciuti

Stunts:
Stefano Maria Mioni

Supervising Art Director:
Alan Tomkins

Supervising Sound Editor:
Philip Stockton

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