Tenzin Thuthob Tsarong	Dalai Lama
Gyurme Tethong	Dalai Lama (10)
Tulku Jamyang Kunga Tenzin	Dalai Lama (5)
Tenzin Yeshi Paichang	Dalai Lama (2)
Tencho Gyalpo	Dalai Lama's Mother
Tsewang Migyur Khangsar	Dalai Lama's Father
Geshi Yeshi Gyatso	Lama of Sera
Sonam Phuntsok	Reting Rimpoche
Lobsang Samten	Master of the Kitchen
Gyatso Lukhang	Lord Chamberlain

Director	Martin Scorsese
Producer	Melissa Mathison Barbara De Fina
Writer	Melissa Mathison
Musician	Philip Glass

Kundun (1997) is the Tibetan way of referring to the Dalai Lama. Kundun means "the Presence." The movie is a biography of the 14th Dalai Lama, from his identification as the Dalai Lama in 1937 Tibet, through his schooling as a monk in Lhasa, and his acts as head of state for Tibet. When he is 14, the Chinese invade Tibet, and he attempts to negotiate for his people, but is finally unsuccessful. In 1959, he is forced to flee to India, where he has lived ever since. "Kundun" provides a window on Tibetan culture and religion, on the events that led to the China-Tibet conflict, and on the role the Dalai Lama has played in the lives of his people and the people of the world.

Edition Details Audience Rating PG-13 (Parental Guidance) Country USA Language English Distributor Walt Disney Video Barcode 717951000576 Region Region 1 Release Date 10/13/1998 Packaging Keep Case Screen Ratio Fullscreen (4:3, Letterboxed) Subtitles English; English (Closed Captioned) Audio Tracks Dolby Digital 5.1 [English] Layers Single Side, Single Layer No. of Disks/Tapes 1 Features Interactive Menus Theatrical Trailer Chapter Search

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