World War II

Allied landings in Normandy on 6 June 1944.

Germany invaded Poland on 1 September 1939, initiating the European phase of World War II and destabilizing the multiethnic eastern borderlands.

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.

Ukrainian nationalist forces and local collaborators carried out mass attacks on Polish civilians in Volhynia and neighboring regions during 1943–1945, followed by retaliatory Polish attacks on Ukrainian civilians.

quatorzième dalaï-lama, chef spirituel des Tibétains

officier SS autrichien et chef de camp de concentration

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

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

One of the five Allied landing beaches in Normandy and the site of the film’s opening battle.

commune française du Nord (2010-)

Polish city and administrative center of the German occupation in which Schindler operated his enamelware factory.

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.

A historical region in eastern Europe, largely within present-day northwestern Ukraine; during the film's opening it included the Polish Volhynian Voivodeship and was inhabited by Polish, Ukrainian, Jewish, and other communities.

camp de concentration et d'extermination du Troisième Reich

État d'Europe occidentale depuis 1830

ancien pays européen (1918-1992)

pays d'Europe centrale

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