 | Tenzin Thuthob Tsarong Dalai Lama (Adult) |
 | Tencho Gyalpo Mother |
 | Tsewang Migyur Khangsar Father |
 | Gyurme Tethong Dalai Lama (Age 12) |
 | Robert Lin Chairman Mao |
 | Tulku Jamyang Kunga Tenzin Dalai Lama (Age 5) |
 | Tenzin Yeshi Paichang Dalai Lama (Aged 2) |
 | Tenzin Topjar Lobsang (5-10) |
| Tenzin Lodoe Takster |
| Geshi Yeshi Gyatso Lama of Sera |
| Losang Gyatso The messenger |
| Sonam Phuntsok Reting Rinpoche |
| Gyatso Lukhang Lord Chamberlain |
| Losang Samten Master of the Kitchen |
| Jigme Tsarong Taktra Rimpoche |
| Tenzin Trinley Ling Rimpoche |
| Namgay Dorjee Kashag/Nobleman #1 |
| Phintso Thonden Kashag/Nobleman #2 |
| Chewang Tsering Ngokhang Layman #1 |
| Jamyang Tenzin Norbu Thundrup |
| Tashi Dhondup Lobsang (Adult) |
| Jampa Lungtok Nechung Oracle |
| Karma Wangchuk Deformed Face Bodyguard |
 | Kim Chan Second Chinese General |
 | Henry Yuk General Tan |
| Ngawang Kaldan Prime Minister Lobsang Tashi |
| Jurme Wangda Prime Minister Lukhangwa |
| Salden Kunga Tibetan Doctor |
| John Wong Chinese Comrade |
| Gawa Youngdung Old Woman |
| Tenzin Rampa Tenzin Chonegyl (Age 12) |
| Vyas Ananthakrishnan Indian Soldier |
| Stanley Ipkiss |
 | Ken Leung (voice) |
 | Yoon C. Joyce Chinese soldier (uncredited) |
| R. Gern Trowbridge Monk (uncredited) |
 | Ben Wang General Chang Ching-Wu (uncredited) |
| Writing | |
| Melissa Mathison | Screenplay |
Directing | |
| Martin Scorsese | Director |
Production | |
| Barbara De Fina | Producer |
Costume & Make-Up | |
| Fabrizio Sforza | Key Makeup Artist |
Directing | |
| Ahmed Hatimi | First Assistant Director |
Crew | |
| Giovanni Antonini | Special Effects |
Costume & Make-Up | |
| Giorgio Gregorini | Hairstylist |
Directing | |
| Barbara Pastrovich | Second Second Assistant Director |
Production | |
| Adil Abdelwahab | Casting |
Art | |
| Franco Ceraolo | Art Direction |
Costume & Make-Up | |
| Mirella Ginnoto | Key Hair Stylist |
Art | |
| Massimo Razzi | Art Direction |
Costume & Make-Up | |
| Hayat Ouled Dahhou | Hairstylist |
Directing | |
| E.J. Foerster | Second Unit Director |
Crew | |
| Stefano Maria Mioni | Stunts |
Costume & Make-Up | |
| Siham Ouled Dahhou | Hairstylist |
Directing | |
| Philip C. Pfeiffer | Second Unit Director |
Editing | |
| Sara Thorson | Assistant Editor |
Directing | |
| Norman Berns | Second Assistant Director |
| Jacki Phipps | First Assistant Director |
| Alberto Mangiante | Second Assistant Director |
Crew | |
| Conor Coughlan | Special Effects Technician |
Art | |
| Alan Tomkins | Supervising Art Director |
Directing | |
| Phil Marco | Second Unit Director |
Costume & Make-Up | |
| Elisabetta De Leonardis | Hairstylist |
Directing | |
| Abraham Fraser | Second Assistant Director |
| Bernard Bellew | Second Assistant Director |
Crew | |
| Massimo Cristofanelli | Special Effects |
Production | |
| Ahmed Abounouom | Casting |
Directing | |
| Rachid Gaidi | Assistant Director |
Editing | |
| Tom Foligno | First Assistant Editor |
Directing | |
| Scott Harris | First Assistant Director |
Sound | |
| Steven J. Rogers | Sound Mixer |
Crew | |
| Kevin Hannigan | Special Effects Coordinator |
Art | |
| Francesca Lo Schiavo | Set Decoration |
Camera | |
| Pete Cavaciuti | Steadicam Operator |
Production | |
| Laura Fattori | Executive Producer |
Costume & Make-Up | |
| Dante Ferretti | Costume Design |
Camera | |
| Roger Deakins | Director of Photography |
Sound | |
| Philip Glass | Original Music Composer |
Art | |
| Dante Ferretti | Production Design |
Sound | |
| Tom Fleischman | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
Editing | |
| Nicholas Renbeck | Dialogue Editor |
Sound | |
| Clive Winter | Sound mixer |
Directing | |
| James Ellis Deakins | Script Supervisor |
Production | |
| Ellen Lewis | Casting |
Editing | |
| Thelma Schoonmaker | Editor |
Production | |
| Melissa Mathison | Co-Producer |
Sound | |
| Suzana Peric | Music Editor |
| Philip Stockton | Supervising Sound Editor |
Production | |
| Vito Colazzo | Location Manager |
