Movie
Lost Horizon
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.
Details
- Release date
- 1937-03-03
- Runtime
- 132 min
- Genres
- Adventure, Fantasy, Drama, Romance
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Columbia Pictures
- Country
- United States of America
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Ronald Colman as Robert " Bob " Conway
- Jane Wyatt as Sondra Bizet
- Edward Everett Horton as Alexander P. " Lovey " Lovett
- John Howard as George Conway
- Thomas Mitchell as Henry Barnard
- Margo as Maria
- Isabel Jewell as Gloria Stone
- H.B. Warner as Chang
- Sam Jaffe as High Lama
- John Burton as Wynant (uncredited)
- Milton Owen as Fenner (uncredited)
- John T. Murray as Meeker (uncredited)
Crew
- Frank Capra - Director
- Sidney Buchman - Screenplay
- Robert Riskin - Screenplay
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