4 Films & TV Shows Set In Tibet During The 1940s

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  Once Upon a Time in Tibet

  Tibet The 1930s The 1940s

  Set during the Second Sino-Japanese War(1937-1945), the US army brings supplies to China by flying over the Himalayas. A love story then ensues between an American pilot and a Tibetan girl who saved his life when his airplane crashed.

  Released in 2010 •
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  Seven Years in Tibet

  🇮🇳 India Tibet 🇦🇹 Austria The 1940s

  At the end of the world his real journey began. — Austrian mountaineer, Heinrich Harrer journeys to the Himalayas without his family to head an expedition in 1939. But when World War II breaks out, the arrogant Harrer falls into Allied forces' hands as a prisoner of war. He escapes with a fellow detainee and makes his way to Llaso, Tibet, where he meets the 14-year-old Dalai Lama, whose friendship ultimately transforms his outlook on life.

  Released in 1997 • 136 minutes
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  Kundun

  🇮🇳 India Tibet The 1930s The 1940s The 1950s

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

  Released in 1997 • 134 minutes
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  The East Is Red

  Tibet The 1920s The 1930s The 1940s

  Pre-Cultural Revolution propaganda at its most lavish, this model opera depicts the history and evolution of the Communist Party of China under Mao Zedong from its founding in July 1921 to the establishment of "New China" in 1949. Detailed in the musical are several key events in CPC history such as the Northern Expedition, the KMT-led Shanghai massacre of 1927, the Nanchang Uprising and formation of the People's Liberation Army, the Long March and the founding of the PRC on October 1, 1949.

  Released in 1965 • 117 minutes