Dalai Lama (Adult)

Tenzin Thuthob Tsarong

Dalai Lama's Mother

Tencho Gyalpo

Dalai Lama (Aged 10)

Gyurme Tethong

Dalai Lama's Father

Tsewang Migyur Khangsar

Dalai Lama (Aged 5)

Tulku Jamyang Kunga Tenzin

Dalai Lama (Aged 2)

Tenzin Yeshi Paichang

Chairman Mao

Robert Lin

Lama of Sera

Geshi Yeshi Gyatso

Reting Rimpoche

Sonam Phuntsok

Lobsang (Age 5-10)

Tenzin Topjar

Lord Chamberlain

Gyatso Lukhang

Takster

Tenzin Lodoe

Master of the Kitchen

Lobsang Samten

The messenger

Losang Gyatso

Taktra Rinpoche

Tsewang Jigme Tsarong

Ling Rimpoche

Tenzin Trinley

Kashag/Nobleman No. 1

Ngawang Dorjee

Taktra Rimpoche

Jigme Tsarong

Kashag/Nobleman No. 2

Phintso Thonden

Second Chinese General

Kim Chan

Kashag/Nobleman #1

Namgay Dorjee

Tsering Dolma

Tsering Lhamo

Layman No. 1

Chewang Tsering Ngokhang

Norbu Thundrup

Jamyang Tenzin

Messenger

Lobsang Gyatso

Lobsang (as an Adult)

Tashi Dhondup

Nechung Oracle

Jampa Lungtok

Deformed Face Bodyguard

Karma Wangchuk

General Tan

Henry Yuk

Prime Minister Lobsang Tashi

Ngawang Kaldan

General Chang Ching-Wu (uncredited)

Ben Wang

Prime Minister Lukhangwa

Jurme Wangda

le médecin tibétain

Salden Kunga

Chinese Comrade

John Wong

Old Woman

Gawa Youngdung

Tibetan Doctor

Selden Kunga

Tenzin Chonegyl (Age 12)

Tenzin Rampa

Indian Soldier

Vyas Ananthakrishnan

(voice)

Ken Leung

Chinese soldier (uncredited)

Yoon C. Joyce