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Kundun

Kundun is a 1997 American epic biographical film written by Melissa Mathison and directed by Martin Scorsese. It is based on the life and writings of the 14th Dalai Lama Tenzin Gyatso (known also as Kundun), the exiled political and spiritual leader of Tibet. A grandnephew of the Dalai Lama, Tenzin Thuthob Tsarong, stars as the adult Dalai Lama, while…

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Box office
$5.7 million
Budget
$28 million
Cinematography
Roger Deakins
Country
United States
Directed by
Martin Scorsese
Distributed by
Buena Vista Pictures Distribution (United States, Canada, United Kingdom and Ireland) Canal+ Image International (International)

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Kundun

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Kundun

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related to Critical reception · 26
Kundun → Aided, As, Dalai Lama, David Edelstein, Glass, Glass's, Hallucinatory, Himalayan, It, Los Angeles Times, Mark Swed, Metacritic, Mr, On, Philip Glass's, Richard Corliss, Roger Deakins, Roger Ebert, Rotten Tomatoes, Scorsese
related to Production · 17
Kundun → CEO Edgar Bronfman Jr, Chinese Communist Party, Christmas Day, Dalai Lama, Disney, Disney CEO Michael Eisner, Harrison Ford, He, Martin Scorsese, Mathison, Melissa Mathison, Scorsese, Seagram, Storm Over Tibet, The, Tibet, Universal Pictures
related to In popular culture · 13
Kundun → Adriana La Cerva, Brendan Filone, Chinese Democracy, Christopher, Christopher Moltisanti, Guns N' Roses, In, Long, Marty, Scorsese, The, The Sopranos, Tony Caso
related to Release · 13
Kundun → Before, China, China's, Chinese, Dalai Lama, Disney, Disney's, It, Mathison, Scorsese, Seven Years, Tibet, Universal Pictures
related to Reception · 12
Kundun → Academy Awards, Best Art Direction, Best Cinematography, Best Costume Design, Best Original Score, Chinese Communist Party, Dante Ferretti, Disney, Francesca Lo Schiavo, Philip Glass, Roger Deakins, The
Starring · 4
Kundun → Gyurme Tethong, Tenzin Thuthob Tsarong, Tenzin Yeshi Paichang, Tulku Jamyang Kunga Tenzin
Languages · 3
Kundun → English, Lhasa Tibetan, Mandarin Chinese
Production companies · 3
Kundun → Cappa Productions, De Fina Productions, Touchstone Pictures
related to External links · 3
Kundun → Box Office MojoKundun, IMDbKundun, Rotten Tomatoes
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Kundun → 1997 American epic biographical film written by Melissa Mathison and directed by Martin Scorsese, young Dalai Lama portrait presented as a feast of sight and sound

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KundunBox office$5.7 million1.00infobox
KundunBudget$28 million1.00infobox
KundunCinematographyRoger Deakins1.00infobox
KundunCountryUnited States1.00infobox
KundunDirected byMartin Scorsese1.00infobox
KundunDistributed byBuena Vista Pictures Distribution (United States, Canada, United Kingdom and Ireland) Canal+ Image International (International)1.00infobox
KundunEdited byThelma Schoonmaker1.00infobox
KundunLanguagesEnglish1.00infobox
KundunLanguagesLhasa Tibetan1.00infobox
KundunLanguagesMandarin Chinese1.00infobox
KundunMusic byPhilip Glass1.00infobox
KundunProduced byBarbara De Fina1.00infobox
KundunProduction companiesTouchstone Pictures1.00infobox
KundunProduction companiesCappa Productions1.00infobox
KundunProduction companiesDe Fina Productions1.00infobox
KundunRelease dateDecember 25, 1997 (1997-12-25) (United States)1.00infobox
KundunRunning time134 minutes1.00infobox
KundunStarringTenzin Thuthob Tsarong1.00infobox
KundunStarringGyurme Tethong1.00infobox
KundunStarringTulku Jamyang Kunga Tenzin1.00infobox
KundunStarringTenzin Yeshi Paichang1.00infobox
KundunWritten byMelissa Mathison1.00infobox
Kundunis a1997 American epic biographical film written by Melissa Mathison and directed by Martin Scorsese0.90text
Kundunis ayoung Dalai Lama portrait presented as a feast of sight and sound0.90text

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