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1937 Certificate U
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Capra's timeless masterpiece is fully restored. Based on James Hilton's book, five people stumble upon an idyllic valley in the Himalayas called Shangri-La, where peace abounds and time has virtually stopped. Academy Award Nominations: 7, including Best Picture. Academy Awards: Best Film Editing, Best Interior Decoration. Read more

Starring Ronald Coleman, Jane Wyatt, John Howard, Thomas Mitchell
Director Frank Capra
Genres Action/Adventure, Thriller

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Lost Horizon

Capra's timeless masterpiece is fully restored. Based on James Hilton's book, five people stumble upon an idyllic valley in the Himalayas called Shangri-La, where peace abounds and time has virtually stopped. Academy Award Nominations: 7, including Best Picture. Academy Awards: Best Film Editing, Best Interior Decoration.

Starring Ronald Coleman, Jane Wyatt, John Howard, Thomas Mitchell, Edward Everett Horton, Sam Jaffe, Isabel Jewell, Arthur Rankin
Director Frank Capra
Studio SONY PICTURES HOME ENTERTAINMENT
Run time DVD: 2 hrs 8 mins
Certificate Certificate U
Genres Action/Adventure, Thriller
Language DVD: English
Dubbed French, German, Italian, Spanish
Subtitles DVD: Arabic, Bulgarian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hebrew, Hindi, Hungarian, Icelandic, Italian, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Spanish, Swedish, Turkish
Released DVD: 26 Feb 2001
Production year: 1937
  • Critics' reviews (2) of Lost Horizon

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  • 1 stars out of 5

    In his 1937 adaptation, Frank Capra managed to make some sense of the fanciful ideas raised in James Hilton's novel, but they are rendered risible in this ill-conceived musical remake. Aiming for the glossy sophistication he brought to his earlier projects, producer Ross Hunter presents Shangri-La as a Himalayan country club instead of a utopian sanctuary. Peter Finch, meanwhile, looks as though he's in purgatory as he exchanges trite truisms with High Lama Charles Boyer, though he's not alone in struggling with the dire ditties penned by Burt Bacharach and Hal David.

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  • 3 stars out of 4

    Much re-cut romantic adventure which leaves out some of the emphasis of a favourite Utopian novel but stands up pretty well on its own, at least as a supreme example of Hollywood moonshine, with perfect casting, direction and music. If the design has a to

    • Halliwell's Film Guide
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  • 8 out of 8 people found this review helpful

    Rated - 5 stars

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  • 8 out of 8 people found this review helpful

    Rated - 5 stars

    Frank Capra's Other Classic

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    • Capra's timeless masterpiece is fully restored. Based on James Hilton's book, five people stumble upon an idyllic valley in the Himalayas called Shangri-La, where peace abounds and time has virtually ...