Little Buddha
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Bernardo Bertolucci
Keanu Reeves
Chris Isaak
Bridget Fonda
Raju Lai
Ying Ruocheng
Film Details
Technical Specs
Synopsis
The ancient story of Siddhartha, the prince of the Sakya clan whose own spiritual quest culminated in his attaining enlightenment, is interwoven with the contemporary tale of a blond American boy who is believed by Tibetan monks to be the reincarnation of an important lama.
Cast
Keanu Reeves
Chris Isaak
Bridget Fonda
Raju Lai
Ying Ruocheng
Khyentse Norbu
Bai Ling
Kanika Pandey
Anu Ehetri
S S Pandey
Mahana Amar
Tarana Ramakrishnan
Ailsa Berk
Thubtem Jampa
Khyongia Rato Rinpoche
Mantu Lal
Jigme Kunsang
Narmadapuree Kumar Lingeshewer
Surekha Sikri
T K Lama
Mountain Yogi
Ruchi Mathur
Alex Weisendanger
Rudraprasad Sengupta
Bhisham Sahni
Vijay Kashyap
Madhu Mathur
Rajeshwaree
Santosh Bangera
Jo Champa
Rinzin Dakpa
Doma Tshomo
Sogyal Rinpoche
Greishma Makar Singh
Geshe Tsultim Gyelsen
Rashid Mastaan
Anupam Shyam
Crew
James Acheson
James Acheson
Martin Adams
S M Ferozeuddin Alameer
David Arch
Vincent Arnardi
Sean Barret
John Bateman
John Bernard
Bernardo Bertolucci
Bernardo Bertolucci
Danny Birch
Mauro Borrelli
Catherine Bott
Francis Bouygues
Nicholas Brooks
Mara Bryan
Serena Canevari
Fabrizio Castellani
Fabrizio Castellani
Leonardo Celi
Bruno Cesari
Robaire Charbonneau
Jane Clive
Michael Connell
Richard Conway
Mario Cotone
Sean Culley
Iris Dement
Iris Dement
Gemma Dempsey
Galliano Donati
Paddy Eason
Franco Fantasia
Howard Feuer
Jacky Fitt
Peter Frampton
Glenn Freemantle
Frank Gardiner
Fabien Gerard
Gianni Giovagnoni
Gil Goldstein
Diane Greaves
Tony Grob
Marco Guidone
Peter Hanson
Sue Hausner
Katharina Hirsch
Peter Holt
Dean Humphreys
Gerry Humphreys
Denyse Hurley
Zakir Hussain
Zakir Hussain
Zakir Hussain
Zakir Hussain
Zakir Hussain
Stanley Dural Jnr
Eddy Joseph
Nishat Khan
Ustad Ali Akbar Khan
Ustad Ali Akbar Khan
Ulrike Koch
Ron Leamon
Carlo Lebella
Thierry Lebon
Roz Lowrie
Giovanni Mastrangelo
Eugene Mazzola
Joanna Merlin
Michele Michel
Nigel Mills
Irina Nijborg
Khyentse Norbu
Steve Onions
Avro Part
Nicola Pecorini
Mark Peploe
Richard Pointing
Steve Price
Neil Ravan
Shruti Sadolikar
Shehbaz H Safrani
Ryuichi Sakamoto
Ryuichi Sakamoto
Steve Salamunovich
Shaheen Samad
Martin Samuel
Andrew Sanders
Elisa Sansalone
Piero Sassaroli
Michael Saxton
Pietro Scalia
Shiv Kumar Sharma
Shiv Kumar Sharma
Ivan Sharrock
Jack Stew
Vittorio Storaro
L Subramaniam
L Subramaniam
Diane Summers
Steven Symmonds
Jeremy Thomas
Kevin Townend
Budge Tremlett
Rondi Tucker
Enrico Umetelli
Attilio Viti
Val Wardlaw
Lynn Wegenka
Gert Wegner
Rudy Wurlitzer
Fabio Zamarion
Film Details
Technical Specs
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Nominated for the 1994 Golden Reel Award by the Motion Picture Sound Editors in the foreign film category.
Released in United States Summer May 25, 1994
Released in United States on Video May 27, 2003
Released in United States 1994
Released in United States February 1994
Released in United States 1996
Released in United States September 1996
Shown at Seattle International Film Festival May 20 - June 12, 1994.
Shown at Berlin International Film Festival (opening night) February 10-21, 1994 (out-of-competition).
Completed shooting February 17, 1993.
Began shooting September 20, 1992.
Released in United States Summer May 25, 1994
Released in United States on Video May 27, 2003
Released in United States 1994 (Shown at Seattle International Film Festival May 20 - June 12, 1994.)
Released in United States February 1994 (Shown at Berlin International Film Festival (opening night) February 10-21, 1994 (out-of-competition).)
Released in United States 1996 (Shown in Los Angeles (Laemmle's Monica 4-Plex) August 24-25 as part of program "Bravo Bertolucci" June 29 - September 2, 1996.)
Released in United States September 1996 (Shown in New York City (Anthology Film Archives) as part of program "Best of the Indies" September 5-15, 1996.)
