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Lost Horizon

Lost Horizon

At last! The masterpiece of America's foremost film genius blazes to the screen!

19377.02h 12m

Overview

British diplomat Robert Conway and a small group of civilians crash-land in the Himalayas, where they are rescued by the inhabitants of the hidden, idyllic valley of Shangri-La. Protected by the mountains from the world outside, where the clouds of World War II are gathering, Shangri-La provides a seductive escape for the world-weary Conway.

Directed by Frank Capra
Written by Robert Riskin, Sidney Buchman, James Hilton
Produced by Frank Capra
Box OfficeBudget: $4.0M0

Top Cast

Ronald Colman

Ronald Colman

Robert " Bob " Conway

Jane Wyatt

Jane Wyatt

Sondra Bizet

Edward Everett Horton

Edward Everett Horton

Alexander P. " Lovey " Lovett

John Howard

John Howard

George Conway

Thomas Mitchell

Thomas Mitchell

Henry Barnard

Margo

Margo

Maria

Isabel Jewell

Isabel Jewell

Gloria Stone

H.B. Warner

H.B. Warner

Chang

Sam Jaffe

Sam Jaffe

High Lama

J

John Burton

Wynant (uncredited)

Themes & Keywords

airplanebased on novel or bookhimalaya mountain rangetibetsurvivalairplane crashshangri la

About Lost Horizon

Lost Horizon is a adventure, fantasy, drama, romance film released in 1937 exploring themes of airplane, based on novel or book, himalaya mountain range, tibet, survival, airplane crash. Directed by Frank Capra, it stars Ronald Colman, Jane Wyatt, Edward Everett Horton. British diplomat Robert Conway and a small group of civilians crash-land in the Himalayas, where they are rescued by the inhabitants of the hidden, idyllic valley of Shangri-La. Protected by the mountains from the world outside, where the clouds of World War II are gathering, Shangri-La provides a seductive escape for the world-weary Conway.

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