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Lost Horizon

  • 1937
  • Approved
  • 2h 12m
IMDb RATING
7.6/10
15K
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Ronald Colman in Lost Horizon (1937)
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When a revered diplomat's plane is diverted and crashes in the peaks of Tibet, he and the other survivors are guided to an isolated monastery at Shangri-La, where they wrestle with the invit... Read allWhen a revered diplomat's plane is diverted and crashes in the peaks of Tibet, he and the other survivors are guided to an isolated monastery at Shangri-La, where they wrestle with the invitation to stay.When a revered diplomat's plane is diverted and crashes in the peaks of Tibet, he and the other survivors are guided to an isolated monastery at Shangri-La, where they wrestle with the invitation to stay.

  • Director
    • Frank Capra
  • Writers
    • Robert Riskin
    • James Hilton
    • Sidney Buchman
  • Stars
    • Ronald Colman
    • Jane Wyatt
    • Edward Everett Horton
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    7.6/10
    15K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Frank Capra
    • Writers
      • Robert Riskin
      • James Hilton
      • Sidney Buchman
    • Stars
      • Ronald Colman
      • Jane Wyatt
      • Edward Everett Horton
    • 168User reviews
    • 46Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Won 2 Oscars
      • 6 wins & 6 nominations total

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    Ronald Colman
    Ronald Colman
    • Robert Conway
    Jane Wyatt
    Jane Wyatt
    • Sondra
    Edward Everett Horton
    Edward Everett Horton
    • Lovett
    John Howard
    John Howard
    • George Conway
    Thomas Mitchell
    Thomas Mitchell
    • Barnard
    Margo
    Margo
    • Maria
    Isabel Jewell
    Isabel Jewell
    • Gloria
    H.B. Warner
    H.B. Warner
    • Chang
    Sam Jaffe
    Sam Jaffe
    • High Lama
    Norman Ainsley
    • Embassy Club Steward
    • (uncredited)
    Chief John Big Tree
    Chief John Big Tree
    • Porter
    • (uncredited)
    Wyrley Birch
    Wyrley Birch
    • Missionary
    • (uncredited)
    Beatrice Blinn
    Beatrice Blinn
    • Passenger
    • (uncredited)
    Hugh Buckler
    • Lord Gainsford
    • (uncredited)
    Sonny Bupp
    Sonny Bupp
    • Boy Being Carried to Plane
    • (unconfirmed)
    • (uncredited)
    John Burton
    • Wynant
    • (uncredited)
    Tom Campbell
    • Porter
    • (uncredited)
    Matthew Carlton
    • Pottery Maker
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Frank Capra
    • Writers
      • Robert Riskin
      • James Hilton
      • Sidney Buchman
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    • Trivia
      The year after this film was released the owner of a prosperous theater chain hired an architect who designed a mansion that was inspired by the Shangri-La lamasery in this film. Located in Denver, Colorado, it still exists today.
    • Goofs
      Echoing the words of the critic, James Agate: 'The best film I've seen for ages, but will somebody please tell me how they got the grand piano along a footpath on which only one person can walk at a time with rope and pickaxe and with a sheer drop of three thousand feet or so?'
    • Quotes

      Chang: Age is a limit we impose upon ourselves. You know, each time you Westerners celebrate your birthday, you build another fence around your minds.

    • Crazy credits
      Bob Gitt of the UCLA Film & Television Archives claims the original opening sequence in 1937 had title cards "Conway has been sent to evacuate ninety white people before they're butchered in a local revolution" was changed in 1942 for a special reissue during WWII. The title cards read "before innocent Chinese people were butchered by Japanese hordes." This was to bolster propaganda against the Japanese.
    • Alternate versions
      Some of the music in the restored version is dubbed into different sections than the ones in the 118 minute cut version. For example, the moment in which Robert Conway ('Ronald Colman') discovers that the High Lama is really Father Perrault i accompanied by soft music in the cut version, while in the restored version this moment is played with no music.
    • Connections
      Edited from Storm Over Mont Blanc (1930)
    • Soundtracks
      Wiegenlied (Lullaby) Op. 49 No. 4
      (1868) (uncredited)

      Composed by Johannes Brahms

      English translator unknown

      Sung a cappella by children at Shangri-La

    User reviews168

    Featured review

    Pure movie magic of a rare kind

    I think I was about seven or eight years old when I first saw this film, and has always lingered in the back of my mind. This is pure movie magic of a rare kind, and it is surprising how well it holds up today. The story is handled with just the right balance of seriousness and humour, with fine performances throughout, and the timeless message it sends is truly profound. The middle part may be lacking a bit in pacing, but it is a minor quibble, since this, for my money, is a masterpiece. And it still looks great, with impressive set design and an abundance of atmosphere. The finale is simply sublime, and stays in the mind for a long time afterwards, one of my favorite movie moments of all time. A movie everyone should see.
    • fred-83
    • May 13, 2000
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    • Release date
      • September 1, 1937 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official site
      • Sony Pictures
    • Languages
      • English
      • Mandarin
    • Also known as
      • Horizontes perdidos
    • Filming locations
      • Ojai, California, USA
    • Production company
      • Columbia Pictures
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    • Budget
      • $4,000,000 (estimated)
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    • Runtime
      2 hours 12 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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