Lost Horizon (1973 film)

Lost Horizon
Theatrical release poster by Howard Terpning
Directed byCharles Jarrott
Screenplay byLarry Kramer
Based onLost Horizon
1933 novel
by James Hilton
Produced byRoss Hunter
Starring
CinematographyRobert Surtees
Edited byMaury Winetrobe
Music byBurt Bacharach
Production
company
Ross Hunter Productions
Distributed byColumbia Pictures
Release date
  • March 17, 1973 (1973-03-17)
Running time
147 minutes
Countries
  • United Kingdom
  • United States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$5.9 million
Box office$3.8 million

Lost Horizon is a 1973 musical fantasy adventure film directed by Charles Jarrott and starring Peter Finch, Liv Ullmann, Sally Kellerman, George Kennedy, Michael York, Olivia Hussey, Bobby Van, James Shigeta, Charles Boyer and John Gielgud. It was also the final film produced by Ross Hunter. The film is a remake of Frank Capra's 1937 film of the same name, with a screenplay by Larry Kramer. Both stories were adapted from James Hilton's 1933 novel Lost Horizon.

Lost Horizon was lambasted by critics at the time of its 1973 release, but since then it has developed a strong cult following. The film was chosen for a Command Performance before Queen Elizabeth, the first American film in seventeen years to receive this honor. It was selected for inclusion in the book The Fifty Worst Films of All Time, co-written by critic Michael Medved, and is listed in Golden Raspberry Award founder John Wilson's book The Official Razzie Movie Guide as one of The 100 Most Enjoyably Bad Movies Ever Made. The film was a box office disappointment in America, but was financially successful overseas.