Movie
Little Buddha
Overview
After the death of Lama Dorje, Tibetan Buddhist monks find three children — one American and two Nepalese — who may be the rebirth of their great teacher.
Details
- Release date
- 1993-12-01
- Runtime
- 123 min
- Genres
- Drama, History
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Recorded Picture Company, CiBy 2000, Serprocor Anstalt, TAO Film
- Country
- France, Italy, Liechtenstein, United Kingdom
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Keanu Reeves as Siddhartha
- Bridget Fonda as Lisa Conrad
- Chris Isaak as Dean Conrad
- Ruocheng Ying as Lama Norbu
- Alex Wiesendanger as Jesse Conrad
- Raju Lal as Raju
- Greishma Makar Sing as Gita
- Sogyal Rinpoche as Kenpo Tenzin
- Khyongla Rato Rinpoche as Abbot
- Geshe Tsultim Gyelsen as Lama Dorje
- Jo Champa as Maria
- Jigme Kunsang as Champa
Crew
- Bernardo Bertolucci - Director
- Rudy Wurlitzer - Screenplay
- Mark Peploe - Screenplay
- Bernardo Bertolucci - Story
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