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Lost Horizon

1937 film by Frank Capra, Andrew Marton
Movie film Q1619885
Lost Horizon
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Summary

Lost Horizon is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,307 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Award received: Academy Award for Best Film Editing[3], Academy Award for Best Production Design[4]
  • Director: Frank Capra[5], Andrew Marton[6]
  • Screenwriter: Robert Riskin[7], James Hilton[8]
  • Composer: Dimitri Tiomkin[9]
  • Genre: fantasy film[10], drama film[11], science fiction film[12]
  • Based on: Lost Horizon[13]
  • Cast member: Ronald Colman[14], Jane Wyatt[15], Sam Jaffe[16], John Howard[17], H. B. Warner[18], Edward Everett Horton[19], Thomas Mitchell[20], Margo[21], Isabel Jewell[22], Noble Johnson[23], Willie Fung[24], David Torrence[25], Richard Loo[26], Lawrence Grant[27]
  • Producer: Frank Capra[28]
  • Production company: Columbia Pictures[29]
  • Director of photography: Joseph Walker[30], Elmer Dyer[31]
  • Part of: National Film Registry[32]
  • Original language of film or TV show: English[33]
  • Commons category: Lost Horizon (1937 film)[34]
  • Distribution format: video on demand[35]
  • Review score: 7.7/10[36], 92%[37]
  • Color: color[38], black-and-white[39]
  • Country of origin: United States[40]
  • Publication date: January 1, 1937[41]
  • Distributed by: Columbia Pictures[42], Netflix[43]
  • Narrative location: China[44]
  • Filming location: California[45]
  • Main subject: Tibet[46]
  • Film editor: Gene Havlick[47]
  • Nominated for: Academy Award for Best Picture[48], Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor[49], Academy Award for Best Film Editing[50], Academy Award for Best Production Design[51], Academy Award for Best Score, Adaptation or Treatment[52], Academy Award for Best Sound[53]
  • Title: Lost Horizon[54]

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Adaptations and Inspiration

Lost Horizon's after a work by is recorded as James Hilton[55].

Why It Matters

Lost Horizon has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[56] It is known by 26 alternative names across languages and contexts.[57]

FAQs

What awards did Lost Horizon receive?

Honors received include Academy Award for Best Film Editing[3] and Academy Award for Best Production Design[4].

Related Entities

California China Dimitri Tiomkin film Frank Capra James Hilton Jane Wyatt Netflix Ronald Colman Sam Jaffe Thomas Mitchell United States

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [56] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [57] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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