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Features: DVD, Pan and Scan (TV Format), Dolby Digital Stereo, Mono Audio, English, Spanish, Korean, Subtitled
Ronald Colman and Jane Wyatt star in this lavishly-produced classic about the enchanted paradise of Shangri-La where time stands still. After nearly 50 years, Frank Capra's timeless masterpiece, Lost Horizon (based on the best-selling novel by James Hilton) was restored to its original length of 132 minutes in 1986. The film, which was widely circulated among the armed services during World War II, was cut 22 minutes after its initial release in 1937 to reflect the wartime perception of the Chinese, and to tone down the film's pacifism. Film historian Robert Gitt conducted nearly 13 years of detective work tracking down the lost footage. With extraordinary direction, the set of Shangri-La is considered the largest ever built in Hollywood, winning designer Stephan Goosson an Academy Award (Lost Horizon won two 1937 Academy Awards: Art Direction-Set Design and Film Editing). Furthermore, the budget for the picture was staggering and cost almost four times the amount of any Columbia film at the time; an equivalent cost of approximately $30-$40 million today. A box office blockbuster, Lost Horizon is considered an exception among Capra's work for its deviation from his usual "American" theme -- and continues to capture the imagination of the viewing public today.
"Lost Horizon is a timeless, widely-acclaimed classic romance fantasy film..." Tim Dirks, Greatest Films
Editor's Note
Frank 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.
Plot Summary
The classic film adaptation of James Hilton's romantic novel of a paradise found... and almost lost forever.| Revolution has broken out in China, and English diplomat Robert Conway and his brother George help to evacuate British citizens from the danger zone. But on their way home, gunmen hijack their plane and take them off course; they finally crash in the mountains of Tibet. To the survivors' surprise, a rescue team approaches and leads them into the land of Shangri-La. Robert Conway discovers that the country, established nearly two centuries ago, has magic qualities; within its borders people may survive for hundreds of years, and live in peace and harmony with each other and the world. For Robert, Shangri-La is everything he ever dreamed of -- but his brother wants only to leave. Should he stay, and desert his brother... or go, and never see Shangri-La again?
| Features | English Subtitles | | Dual Layers | | Deleted Scenes | | Featurette | | Audio Commentary | | Standard Version | | Filmed In B&W | | Alternate Endings |
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Release Information
| | Studio: Columbia Tri-Star |
| Release Date: 5/27/2008 |
| Running Time: 134 minutes |
| Original Release Date: 1937 | | Catalog ID: 07639 | | UPC: 00043396076396 | | Number of Discs: 1 |
Audio & Video
| | Original Language: English | | Available Audio Tracks: English | | Available Subtitles: English, Korean, Portuguese, Spanish, Thai, Chinese | | Video: B&W |
Aspect Ratio | | 4:3 |
| Cast & Crew
| Awards |
Oscar (1938) |  | Stephen Goosson, Winner, Best Art Direction | | Gene Havlick, Gene Milford, Winner, Best Film Editing | | | Dimitri Tiomkin, Nominee, Best Music Score | | | John P. Livadary, Nominee, Best Sound Recording | | | H.B. Warner, Nominee, Best Supporting Actor |
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| | Professional Reviews | Los Angeles Times
"...LOST HORIZON has become one of the most beloved films of that most beloved of directors, Frank Capra....LOST HORIZON remains timeless in its essential appeal..." 06/28/1986 p.C5Sight and Sound
"...A truly startling experience..." 04/01/2001 p.62 VideoHound's Golden Movie Retriever 0 of 10
A group of strangers fleeing revolution in China are lost in the Tibetan Himalayas and stumble across the valley of Shangri La. The inhabitants of this Utopian community have lived for hundreds of years in kindness and peace--but what will the intrusion of these strangers bring? The classic romantic role for Colman. Capra's directorial style meshed perfectly with the pacifist theme of James Hilton's classic novel, resulting in one of the most memorable films of the 1930s. This version restores more than 20 minutes of footage which had been cut from the movie through the years.
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