Film

Little Buddha

1993 · 2h 3m · Drama · History

A magical journey to a place where the past and present meet

IMDb

6.1

Rotten Tomatoes

63%

Metacritic

57

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.

Keanu Reeves

Siddhartha

Bridget Fonda

Lisa Conrad

Chris Isaak

Dean Conrad

Ruocheng Ying

Lama Norbu

Alex Wiesendanger

Jesse Conrad

Raju Lal

Raju

Greishma Makar Sing

Gita

Sogyal Rinpoche

Kenpo Tenzin

Khyongla Rato Rinpoche

Abbot

Geshe Tsultim Gyelsen

Lama Dorje

Jo Champa

Maria

Jigme Kunsang

Champa

Sadiya Siddiqui

Temptation Girl

Rudraprasad Sengupta

• Bernardo BertolucciDirector · Story
• Rudy WurlitzerScreenplay
• Mark PeploeScreenplay
• Jeremy ThomasProducer
• Vittorio StoraroDirector of Photography
• Ryuichi SakamotoOriginal Music Composer
• Pietro ScaliaEditor
• Howard FeuerCasting
• Priscilla JohnCasting
• Fabrizio Sergenti CastellaniCasting

Original TrailerOfficial TrailerInternational Trailer

Release date

December 1, 1993

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

2h 3m

Rated

PG

Budget

$35,000,000

Revenue

$4,900,000

Genres

Drama, History

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