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.
| Editing | Pietro Scalia | Editor |
| Camera | Vittorio Storaro | Director of Photography |
| Directing | Bernardo Bertolucci | Director |
| Sound | Ryuichi Sakamoto | Original Music Composer |
| Art | James Acheson | Production Design |
| Art | Melissa Matthies | Property Master |
| Camera | Angelo Novi | Still Photographer |
| Writing | Bernardo Bertolucci | Story |
| Writing | Rudy Wurlitzer | Screenplay |
| Writing | Mark Peploe | Screenplay |
| Production | Jeremy Thomas | Producer |
| Production | Howard Feuer | Casting |
| Production | Priscilla John | Casting |
| Production | Fabrizio Sergenti Castellani | Casting |
| Art | Gianni Giovagnoni | Art Direction |
| Art | Andrew Sanders | Supervising Art Director |
| Art | Steve Simmonds | Art Direction |
| Art | Bruno Cesari | Set Decoration |
| Art | Manohar Shrestha | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | James Acheson | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Lois Burwell | Assistant Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Robaire Charbonneau | Key Hair Stylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Francesca Crowder | Hair Assistant |
| Costume & Make-Up | Peter Frampton | Makeup Department Head |
| Costume & Make-Up | Sian Grigg | Hair Assistant |
| Costume & Make-Up | Katharina Hirsch-Smith | Key Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Amanda Knight | Assistant Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Daniel Parker | Prosthetics |
| Costume & Make-Up | Martin Samuel | Hair Department Head |
| Costume & Make-Up | Suzanne Stokes-Munton | Wig Designer |
