Visible crew/equipment: When Brad Pitt is taken prisoner by the English, he tries to escape and is thrown in prison. As the camera turns back to the door, the shadow of a microphone is visible left to the door.
Seven Years in Tibet (1997)
1 visible crew/equipment mistake - chronological order
Directed by: Jean-Jacques Annaud
Starring: Brad Pitt, David Thewlis, Mako, BD Wong
Visible crew/equipment: When Brad Pitt is taken prisoner by the English, he tries to escape and is thrown in prison. As the camera turns back to the door, the shadow of a microphone is visible left to the door.
Heinrich Harrer: It's strange to me that something so harmless as a jacket could symbolize such a great lie.
Trivia: Because of their roles in the film, both Brad Pitt and David Thewlis were banned from entering China.
Question: Is David Thewlis still banned from entering the China for his role in this movie? I know that Brad Pitt's ban was lifted in 2014, but was Thewlis' ban lifted too?
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Answer: Brad Pitt's ban was lifted in 2014, but David Thewlis is still banned from entering China to this day.