The Tibetans refer to the Dalai Lama as 'Kundun', which means 'The Presence'. He was forced to escape from his native home, Tibet, when communist China invaded and enforced an oppressive regime upon the peaceful nation. The Dalai Lama escaped to India in 1959 and has been living in exile in Dharamsala ever since.
| Production | Barbara De Fina | Producer |
| Writing | Melissa Mathison | Screenplay |
| Directing | Martin Scorsese | Director |
| Editing | Thelma Schoonmaker | Editor |
| Production | Ellen Lewis | Casting |
| Art | Dante Ferretti | Production Design |
| Art | Francesca Lo Schiavo | Set Decoration |
| Camera | Roger Deakins | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Philip Glass | Original Music Composer |
| Sound | Clive Winter | Sound mixer |
| Editing | Nicholas Renbeck | Dialogue Editor |
| Sound | Tom Fleischman | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Directing | James Ellis | Script Supervisor |
| Production | Melissa Mathison | Co-Producer |
| Camera | Pete Cavaciuti | Steadicam Operator |
| Costume & Make-Up | Dante Ferretti | Costume Design |
| Production | Laura Fattori | Executive Producer |
| Sound | Suzana Peric | Music Editor |
| Sound | Philip Stockton | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Production | Ahmed Abounouom | Casting |
| Art | Franco Ceraolo | Art Direction |
| Art | Massimo Razzi | Art Direction |
| Art | Alan Tomkins | Supervising Art Director |
| Costume & Make-Up | Hayat Ouled Dahhou | Hairstylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Siham Ouled Dahhou | Hairstylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Elisabetta De Leonardis | Hairstylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Mirella Ginnoto | Key Hair Stylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Giorgio Gregorini | Hairstylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Fabrizio Sforza | Key Makeup Artist |
| Directing | Bernard Bellew | Second Assistant Director |
| Directing | Norman Berns | Second Assistant Director |
| Directing | E. J. Foerster | Second Unit Director |
| Directing | Abraham Fraser | Second Assistant Director |
| Directing | Rachid Gaidi | Assistant Director |
| Directing | Scott Harris | First Assistant Director |
| Directing | Ahmed Hatimi | First Assistant Director |
| Directing | Alberto Mangiante | Second Assistant Director |
| Directing | Phil Marco | Second Unit Director |
| Directing | Barbara Pastrovich | Second Second Assistant Director |
| Directing | Philip C. Pfeiffer | Second Unit Director |
| Directing | Jacki Phipps | First Assistant Director |
| Sound | Steven J. Rogers | Sound Mixer |
| Crew | Giovanni Antonini | Special Effects |
| Crew | Conor Coughlan | Special Effects Technician |
| Crew | Massimo Cristofanelli | Special Effects |
| Crew | Kevin Hannigan | Special Effects Coordinator |
| Crew | Stefano Maria Mioni | Stunts |
| Production | Adil Abdelwahab | Casting |
| Editing | Tom Foligno | First Assistant Editor |
| Editing | Sara Thorson | Assistant Editor |
