Österreich

Krieg von 1939 bis 1945

Late eighteenth-century European intellectual and cultural life, including reformist monarchy, changing relations between artists and patrons, and the growth of public musical culture.

Status geopolitischer Spannung zwischen den NATO-Staaten und den Staaten des Warschauer Vertrags von 1947 bis 1989

The People's Liberation Army's advance into Tibet in 1950 ends the period of relative isolation represented in the film and prompts Harrer's departure.

14. Dalai Lama und Friedensnobelpreisträger

Austrian mountaineer whose experiences in Tibet form the basis of the film.

Salzburg-born composer whose final decade was spent establishing an independent career in Vienna, where he died in 1791.

Austrian mountaineer who escaped with Harrer and shared his journey across the Himalayas to Lhasa.

The city where Harrer lives, works, and meets the young 14th Dalai Lama.

The Himalayan country through which Harrer travels and where he resides from 1946 until 1951.

Bundeshauptstadt und bevölkerungsreichste Stadt der Republik Österreich

The mountain system forming the physical setting for Harrer's escape and trek to Lhasa.

Staat in Südasien

Mozart’s birthplace and the seat of his former employment before he established himself independently in Vienna.