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Lost Horizon

  • 1937
  • Approved
  • 2h 12m
IMDb RATING
7.6/10
16K
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Ronald Colman in Lost Horizon (1937)
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Mountain AdventureQuestAdventureDramaFantasyMysterySci-Fi

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
    16K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Frank Capra
    • Writers
      • Robert Riskin
      • James Hilton
      • Sidney Buchman
    • Stars
      • Ronald Colman
      • Jane Wyatt
      • Edward Everett Horton
    • 178User reviews
    • 48Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Won 2 Oscars
      • 6 wins & 6 nominations total

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    Trailer 1:59
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    Photos80

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    Top Cast67

    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
    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
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

    User reviews178

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    Storyline

    Did you know

    • 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

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    FAQ3

    • Why was Maria so anxious to leave Shangri La?
    • Why is Maria so anxious to leave Shangri La?
    • Is the version usually seen faithful to the director's intentions?

    Details

    • 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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    Box office

    • Budget
      • $4,000,000 (estimated)
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    Tech specs

    • Runtime
      • 2h 12m(132 min)
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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