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.

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?

At the time this was released, it was Columbia's highest costing film to date (around $2,500,000). The lamasery itself took 150 workmen and two months to build.

DVD Features:

Region 1 Encoding
Keep Case
Audio Commentary on the Film's Resoration by Charles Champlin Robert Gitt
Alternate Ending With Narration
Restoration Featurette With 3 Deleted Scenes
Anamorphic Video
Production Notes
Photo Documentary with Narration by Historian Kendall Miller
Theatrical Trailer
Scene Selection
Interactive Menus

Ronald Colman: British Actor
Jane Wyatt: Margaret Anderson (Mom) from TV's "Father Knows Best"
John Howard: American actor, THE PHILADELPHIA STORY (1940)
Thomas Mitchell: Oscar-winning actor, STAGECOACH, GONE WITH THE WIND
Edward Everett Horton: American Character Actor
Sam Jaffe: American Actor
Isabel Jewell: American Actress/30s-50s
Arthur Rankin: Star, '20s-'30s

Frank Capra: American Director

Dimitri Tiomkin: Composer
Max Steiner: Score composer

Gene Havlick: American Editor
Gene Milford: Editor

"...A truly startling experience..."
"...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..."