remade as a crappy musical in 1973

A fun early adventure film, although the concept of equality in Shangri-la doesn't really stand up to much modern day scrutiny. White people live in luxury villas with all the creature comforts, natives live in wooden huts with no running water. Okaaaay. Some fun characters, though, particularly the reserved English palaeontologist (Horton) and his verbal sparring with the brash American conman (Mitchell).

Entertaining, old fashioned fantasy drama, built on a timeless concept.

Genuinely epic. One of those great wide-eyed adventures.

Entertaining, with great chemistry among the characters. The end is largely allegorical, but that doesn't stop it from being enjoyable.

Capra is Awesome.

Every fan of the original star wars trilogy should see this. Numerous character similarities. Most notably, yoda, and jawas.

An unusual film, especially for Capra. The pacing is really odd, and it certainly gives the film an otherworldly flavor. The sense of timing distinguishes Shangri-la from the rest of the world. Some of the characters are annoying, and Gloria is rather rudely pushed into the background after an early buildup. But those are minor quibbles... this is a good, entertaining flick.

Entertaining little flick about Shangri-La. It really gets rolling once the plane crashes. Edward Horton is particularly amusing as 'Lovey'.

Nietzsche's nightmare.

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