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Kundun
1997
· Movie
· 134 min
B
MEANRANK
72/100
Every rating
64–78
out of 100
Everyone agrees
Lowest is AlloCiné on 64, highest is Rotten Tomatoes viewers on 78.
See the most agreed on films →From childhood to adulthood, Tibet's fourteenth Dalai Lama deals with Chinese oppression and other problems.
Details
- Director
- Martin Scorsese
- Writer
- Melissa Mathison
- Released
- 25 December 1997
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 134 min
- Rated
- PG-13
- Budget
- $28.0M
- Box office
- $5.7M
- Awards
- 5 wins, 10 nominations
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Cast
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Awards & nominations
See all 15 →5 wins from 15 nominations across 11 ceremonies
| Academy Awards 1997 | Best Cinematography | Roger Deakins | Nominee |
| Academy Awards 1997 | Best Costume Design | Dante Ferretti | Nominee |
| Academy Awards 1997 | Best Original Dramatic Score | Philip Glass | Nominee |
| Academy Awards 1997 | Best Art Direction | Art Direction: Dante Ferretti ; Set Decoration: Francesca Lo Schiavo | Nominee |
| Golden Globe Awards 1997 | Best Original Score | Philip Glass | Nominee |
| American Society of Cinematographers 1997 | Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography in Theatrical Releases | Roger Deakins | Nominee |
| Australian Film Institute 1997 | Best Foreign Film | Martin Scorsese and Barbara De Fina | Nominee |
| Boston Society of Film Critics 1997 | Best Cinematography | Roger Deakins | Winner |
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Academy Awards
4 nominations
| Best Art Direction | Art Direction: Dante Ferretti ; Set Decoration: Francesca Lo Schiavo | Nominee |
| Best Cinematography | Roger Deakins | Nominee |
| Best Costume Design | Dante Ferretti | Nominee |
| Best Original Dramatic Score | Philip Glass | Nominee |
Golden Globe Awards
1 nomination
| Best Original Score | Philip Glass | Nominee |
Boston Society of Film Critics
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Cinematography | Roger Deakins | Winner |
Heartland Film Festival
1 nomination, 1 won
| Truly Moving Picture Award | Martin Scorsese | Winner |
Los Angeles Film Critics Association
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Music | Philip Glass | Winner |
National Society of Film Critics
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Cinematography | Roger Deakins | Winner |
New York Film Critics Circle
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Cinematographer | Roger Deakins | Winner |
Chicago Film Critics Association
2 nominations
| Best Cinematography | Roger Deakins | Nominee |
| Best Original Score | Philip Glass | Nominee |
American Society of Cinematographers
1 nomination
| Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography in Theatrical Releases | Roger Deakins | Nominee |
Australian Film Institute
1 nomination
| Best Foreign Film | Martin Scorsese and Barbara De Fina | Nominee |
Film Critics Circle of Australia
1 nomination
| Best Foreign Film | Kundun | Nominee |