

Lost Horizon
At last! The masterpiece of America's foremost film genius blazes to the screen!
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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- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $4M
- Box office
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- Language
- English
- airplane
- based on novel or book
- himalaya mountain range
- tibet
- survival
- airplane crash
- shangri la
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Release dates
United StatesUS
- PremiereNRMiami, Florida18 Feb 1937
- PremiereNRSan Francisco, California2 Mar 1937
- Theatrical (limited)NRNew York City, New York3 Mar 1937
- Theatrical (limited)NRPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania7 Mar 1937
- Theatrical (limited)NRLos Angeles, California10 Mar 1937
- Theatrical (limited)NRChicago, Illinois14 Mar 1937
- Theatrical (limited)NRPittsburgh, Pennsylvania21 Mar 1937
- TheatricalNR1 Sept 1937
AustriaAT
- Theatrical61 Jan 1951
BelgiumBE
- Theatrical163 Mar 1937
GermanyDE
- Theatrical1231 Aug 1937
GreeceGR
- Theatrical (limited)Thessaloniki6 Nov 1939
- PhysicalDVD release12 Feb 2001
HungaryHU
- Theatrical182 May 1941
IrelandIE
- TheatricalG29 Oct 1937
ItalyIT
- TheatricalTorino30 Oct 1937
JapanJP
- TheatricalPG121 Apr 1937
NetherlandsNL
- Premiere163 Mar 1937
Frequently asked questions
Lost Horizon was released on 3 March 1937.
Audience reviews
2- J9/10
John Chard
6/14/2020
Capra adapts James Hilton's Utopian novel with grace and beauty. It's so nice to be able to see something resembling the original vision Capra had for this story, the wonders of science gives us a cracking restoration to enjoy at our want. Robert Conway is a British diplomat who helps a group of people (one his younger brother) escape from a Chinese revolution in a passenger plane, all doesn't go to plan, thoug…
- C7/10
CinemaSerf
6/15/2025
Having managed to arrange the evacuation of ninety-odd British civilians from the clutches of the marauding Chinese army, diplomat “Conway” (Ronald Colman) is now on a plane with his brother “George” (John Howard) and a few others heading for the safety of Shanghai. What they don’t realise, though, is that their plane was hijacked on the airfield and is heading in completely the wrong direction. After a whistle-stop …
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