Frontline Battle for Tibet (Season 44, Episode 3)
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TV Episode | 54 min | Documentary, News

Frontline

Battle for Tibet (Season 44, Episode 3)

TV-PG

TV Episode | 54 min | Documentary, News

FRONTLINE investigates China's rule over Tibet. With footage from inside the region, the documentary examines how the Communist regime controls Tibet's Buddhist population, and the battle over the succession of its spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama.

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13 cast members

Name	Known for
Will Lyman Narrator (voice) Narrator (voice) See fewer	Mystic River (2003)
The Dalai Lama Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Tao of Peace (2010)
Ngawang Norphel Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer
Robert Barnett Self - Author, Cutting Off the Serpent's Head, Prof., University of London Self - Author, Cutting Off the Serpent's Head, Prof., University of London See fewer	CNN Newsroom (1989)
Victor Gao Self - Center for China and Globalization Self - Center for China and Globalization See fewer	CBC News Network with John Northcott (2016)
Greg Walton Self Self See fewer	Frontline (1983)
Tsering Dawa Self Self See fewer	Frontline (1983)
Arjia Rinpoche Self Self See fewer	Teachings on Milarepa (2008)
Jiang Zemin Self - President of China, 1993-2003 (archive footage) Self - President of China, 1993-2003 (archive footage) See fewer	Deng Xiaoping (1997)
Gyaltsen Norbu Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer
Kate Saunders Self - Self - See fewer	Inside China: The Battle for Tibet (2025)
Xi Jinping Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Tagesschau (1952)
Gyal Lo Self - Self - See fewer	Frontline (1983)