Lost Horizon (1973)

Director:

Charles Jarrott

Writers:

Larry Kramer (screenplay)
James Hilton (original novel)

Release Date:

17 March 1973 (USA)

Genre:

Fantasy | Musical | Adventure | Drama | Romance

Tagline:

Come to Shangri La!

Plot:

This retelling of the classic tale of James Hilton's Utopian lost world plays out uneasily amid musical production numbers and Bacharach pop music...

Plot Keywords:

Shangri La | Diplomat | Lamasery | Dancing | School

Cast

Peter Finch	...	Richard Conway
Liv Ullmann	...	Catherine
Sally Kellerman	...	Sally Hughes
George Kennedy	...	Sam Cornelius
Michael York	...	George Conway
Olivia Hussey	...	Maria
Bobby Van	...	Harry Lovett
James Shigeta	...	Lenn's brother
Charles Boyer	...	The High Lama
John Gielgud	...	Chang
Kent Smith	...	Bill Fergunson
John Van Dreelen	...	Dr. Verden
Larry Duran	...	Asian pilot
Miiko Taka	...	Nurse
Tybee Brascia

Runtime:

150 min (original release)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Metrocolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.20 : 1

Sound Mix:

70 mm 6-Track (70 mm prints) | Mono (35 mm prints)

Certification:

UK:U | Iceland:L | Finland:K-12 | Sweden:11 | USA:G

Filming Locations:

Backlot, Warner Brothers Burbank Studios - 4000 Warner Boulevard, Burbank, California, USA

Company:

Columbia Pictures Corporation

Trivia:

Originally, there was a fertility dance number, but it was cut from the final print because preview audiences laughed at it.

Goofs:

Miscellaneous: The library at Shangri-La is supposed to be a repository for the world's great literature. There is a number of "Readers Digest Condensed Books" on its shelves.

Quotes:

George Conway: You are more beautiful than the women of Thailand; more feminine that the women of France; more pliable than the women of Japan; more -
Maria: Stop, stop. I don't want to hear about all these other women. What I want to hear is that you won't leave me.

Movie Connections:

Featured in Liv Ullmann scener fra et liv (1997)

Soundtrack:

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Why isn't this movie on DVD?!

Much better than it is generally given credit for, this version of "Lost Horizon" not only had great music and beautiful scenery, but also some stunning mountain photography. A special edition laser disc was released some years ago which added more than 30 minutes of previously deleted material, extra music, and lots of bonus material. So why isn't this on DVD?! Hard to figure the studios out sometimes. Certainly the roles could have been given to people who could sing better than Peter Finch, Liv Ullman, George Kennedy and Sally Kellerman, but what do you want in a movie, good acting or melodious pipes? Song and dance man Bobby Van is great fun, Michael York is a suitably tragic villain, and seeing Sir John Gielgud decked out as Chang may sound silly but actually works very well on screen. Trust me, you need to check this movie out - if you can find it!