Ronald Colman, Jane Wyatt, John Howard, Margo, Thomas Mitchell, Edward Everett Horton, Sam Jaffe. Based on the novel by James Hilton. Originally released as a motion picture in 1937. "Restored by Sony Pictures Entertainment in Cooperation with the UCLA Film and Television Archive"--Insert. Specific features: production notes, alternative ending, restoration before and after comparison, 3 deleted scenes, photo documentary with narration by Kendall Miller, restoration commentary (1998) by Charles Champlin and Robert Gitt, theatrical trailer.
Summary:
Fleeing war-torn China, a small planeload of people are hijacked to an idyllic valley in the Himalayas where time has virtually stopped. There Conway, a British diplomat, falls in love with a beautiful woman, and is asked to remain in Shangri-La as its new leader.
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