All language subtitles for Lost Horizon.1973

[Man]
? Have you ever
dreamed of a place ?

? Far a way from it all?

? Where the air you breathe
is soft and clean ?

? And children play
in fields of green ?

? And the sound of guns?

? Doesn't pound in your ear?

? Have you ever
dreamed of a place ?

? Far a way from it all?

? Where the winter winds
will never blow?

? And living things
have room to grow?

? And the sound of guns?

? Doesn't pound in your ears?

? Anymore ?

? Many miles from yesterday?

? Before you reach tomorrow?

? Where the time
is always just today?

? There's a lost horizon ?

? Waiting to be found?

? There 's a lost horizon ?

? Where the sound of guns?

? Doesn't pound in your ears?

? Anymore ??

[ Shouting, Screaming ]

Royce, give me that.

George, let's get on
as many as we can.
Bring them out now.

[ No Audible Dialogue ]

Don't overload me, Conway!

[ Woman Speaking French]

It's all right.
Plenty of planes are coming.

Please. Please be patient.

Plenty of planes are coming.

Don't worry.
Everybody will get away.
There are planes coming.

Please don't worry.
The planes are coming.

Get me Hong Kong, will you?
I'm talking to them, sir.

Hello, it's Conway here.
Where are those planes
you promised me?

I've got people to get out,
the whole town's on fire
and the guerrillas are here.

That runway won't take jets.
We've sent every plane we could
commandeer, even freighters.

Fenner's in charge.
They should be there any time.
Take your people and clear out.

My people? What about
the rest of them here?
Richard.

Bill Ferguson here.
Yes, bill.

We've had a lot of flak from
your local military authority.

- They've forbidden us to let you
to evacuate any of their nationals.
- [Distant Gunfire]

The S.G. Says you are to take
only those you have listed.

Do you hear me?
Yes, I hear you, bill, but-

It's the planes. They're here.

Just a minute. We think
the planes are here. Thank you.

[Explosion]

- Oh, my God. What's happened?
- They must've blown up
the generator. Come on.

Those planes
can't land without light.
Hello, Hong Kong. Come in.

Let's go.

[ Speaking Foreign Language ]

[ Speaking Foreign Language ]

Let's get back
to the main building.

Women on first.
Let us through. Come on.

Let's get the women on.
Only the women on this plane.

All right.
Quiet, please-

- Hey, miss, come on.
You'll get left behind.
- Let the heroes go first.

You an American?
No, Mongolian.

You'll have to teach me
the language sometime.

He's away.
We go on the next plane.
Bring out everybody that's left.

Right.

Hello, Fenner.
Hello, Con way.

Having a little trouble?
Enough.

Does this thing really fly?
From time to time she does.

Over there.
Keep them back.

[Machine Gun Firing]

Tell Fenner to take off.

Fenner, let's go! Fenner!

Get down! Get down on the floor!
Get down!

Fenner, come on!

Take off!
Come on, Fenner!

[Gunfire Continues]

Everybody all right?

Yeah, sure.

Now we all have
a long journey ahead of us.

I suggest you make yourselves
as comfortable as possible.

Right?
Fine.
Okay.

George, see if
you can find some food.

Uh, where are we heading?
Hong Kong.

Who are you? I don't
remember listing you.
Yeah.

I arrived at the last minute.
The name's Harry Lovett, the comedian.

Just finished three solid weeks
top of the bill, Saigon U.S.O.

Terrific audience,
those guys. I love 'em.

Saigon? What were you
doing in Baskula?

Yeah, we had a few
drinks and someone said,
"Let's go see the temples."

There was this plane and
we had a few more drinks.

All of a sudden we were
in the middle of the jungle-
temple of Baskula, pretty funny.

Then the shells start falling
and nobody's laughing.

[ Chuckles ]
All right, I'll get some
particulars from you later.

Hi. Name's Harry Lovett,
the comedian.

Sam Cornelius, the engineer.

Milk and sandwiches.
Milk.

Somebody at headquarters
has a sense of humor.
Dish it out.

I'm gonna make up
my report while I can
still remember the details.

No, thank you.

Of course. You're
Sally Hughes of Newsweek.
Yes.

I'm George Conway, London Express.
Hello.

Richard's my brother.
I was covering him on the peace
talks when the thing blew up.

Did you get some good stuff
on the airfield just now?

Look, I'm through with
all this and I'm tired.

I'm sorry.

The way Fenner's flying this thing,
we're in for a rough night.

I, uh, just found
some jungle juice.
Can I freshen your milk?

Sure.

It's pretty rough, huh?
Yeah.

Were you on a project
back there?

Yeah.

Really?

Really?

Well, take it easy.

Well, gentlemen, I've not been
too successful up front.

Could I interest you
in a little bourbon?

Oh, you're our man. Yes.
You bet.

Great. Great?

Well, God save the queen.
Cheers.

[Snoring]

Mr. Conway?
Mr. Conway, wake up.

Look outside.
We're traveling
in the wrong direction.

I know I flunked Boy Scouts,
but from what I remember,
the sun rises in the east.

Hong Kong is east,
we 're going west.
He's right, the sun's behind us.

That's desert down there.

There must be a reason.
Fenner's too good a pilot to get lost.

[Sam]
What goes on?

Fenner?

Fenner, what's happening?

Fenner.

[ Speaking Foreign Language ]

It's a hijacking.
Hijacking a DC-3?

- That's what it looks like.
- Well, what are we gonna do?

What do you suggest?
He could be a maniac.
We gotta do something.

- Such as?
- Be quiet!

Now, listen, everybody.
There's nothing we can do
about this for the moment.

So I suggest you all sit down
and as far as possible... relax.

That guy has a gun!
There's nothing we can
do about it until he lands.

Now please sit down.

George.

We're heading down!

We're going to land.

I don't see
a landing strip, do you?

[ Speaking Foreign Language ]

- [ Speaking Foreign Language ]
- [ Speaking Foreign Language ]

Let's find out what's going on.
[ Harry]
I think they're refueling.

[ Speaking Foreign Language ]

[ Laughing ]

The other facts
to consider are these-
The fuel was waiting.

The armed men were waiting,
and they wouldn't let us off.

An ordinary hijacking, they'd
have kept us in the desert.
Exactly.

It could be political.
That means you, Richard.

I doubt it. The whole
point is I'm nonpolitical.

Come on, Conway.
You'd be a prize
in anybody's book.

For good measure, they've got
two journalists and by his own
account a famous comedian.

Very funny, but what about you?
Maybe they want you.
Who are you?

I'm somebody flying
in a strange plane to a strange
place with a lunatic pilot...

and I'm goddamn trying
to find out why, that's who.
All right, all right, all right.

God, he's really going high.
What's the ceiling on these planes?

I don't know.
Let's see if that
oxygen equipment works.

Thank you.

If the altitude
gets you, swallow hard
or hold your nose and blow.

That's it.

Here. Hold it.

Breathe deep.

Okay?
Okay.

This one's empty.

Now, take deep breaths.
Slowly, slowly.

Is that any better?

I feel like we're heading
for outer space.
Easy now.

[Lovett Moaning]

You know, a guy could
get to like this.

[Rumbling]
What's happening?

[Engine Sputtering]

- He's losing his left engine!
- Seat belts! Strap in!

Brace yourselves!
Lean forward!

Way forward!
Lock your hands behind your head.
Don't let them snap back.

[Engines Whining]

[ Screaming ]
Get down!

You all right?
Look after the others.

How are the others?
Shaken, but okay.

He's had it.

Here's a map.

Well, you see that
spot where he's marked?
I bet that's where we refueled.

There's the end of civilization.
We must be a thousand miles beyond that.

Just a blank here on the map.
[Pounding On Door]

Hey, what's happening,
Conway? Conway!

Don't tell them
about this, George.

Conway!
Just coming.

How are you?
I'm all right.

Where the hell are we?

Down on solid ground
and it feels great.

[ Shivering, Tap-Dancing ]

What are you doing?

Listen, buddy,
I don't know about you,
but I'm scared and this helps.

What's the situation?
The pilot's dead.

- Well, where are we?
- As far as I can make out,
an unexplored part of the world.

How do we get out?
For the moment,
we don't. We stay here.

Only a fully equipped
expedition could last outside.

So here we stay, huh?
Calm and cool?
We're sure gonna be cool.

It's not so bad.
We've got blankets,
a stove, emergency rations.

We can get through the days.
The nights may be
a little more difficult.

But we'll manage
until somebody finds us.

- Until somebody finds us?
- They will.

I've got another one to work.
Good.

Here. Here. Drink this.

It hasn't got much taste,
but it's hot.

As a matter of fact,
it hasn't got any taste at all.

[ Harry Chuckles ]
I'll try one then.
All right. There.

Mr. Conway,
there are lights out there.

Mr. Conway,
there are lights out there!

[ Harry]
There are people
out there moving in the snow,

coming towards us
down that mountain.

There is something.
They've found us.
I knew they would.

Come on.

Conway, what is this?

[ Speaking Foreign Language ]

I am from a nearby lamasery.
My name is Chang.

Mine is Richard Conway.

- How do you do.
- How do you do.

Forgive me, I hadn't
expected anybody in this part
of the world to talk English.

I was an undergraduate
at Oxford in my young days.

It was there I had
the opportunity of improving
my knowledge of your language.

You speak it very well.

You have no idea
how welcome you are.

Yesterday our plane left Baskula
for Hong Kong, but we suddenly
found ourselves hijacked...

and traveling
in the opposite direction.

The pilot-
Where is your pilot?

He was killed in the crash.
May I see him?

Please.

[ Speaking Foreign Language ]

Mr. Chang, you're obviously
on a journey of your own,

but could you possibly
take us to your lamasery?
I should consider it an honor.

You will need suitable
clothes for the journey.

It is not particularly far,
but it is quite difficult.

I suggest we start at daybreak.

Welcome to Shangri-La,
Mr. Con way.

You see, we are sheltered
by mountains on every side.

A strange phenomenon
for which we are very grateful.

Come, let me show you.

This is brother To-Lenn.
He will show you to your rooms.

Shangri-La welcomes you.

If you should wish
to assume our habits of dress,
you will find suitable garments.

You will need to rest now.

Later I shall be most pleased
to see you all at dinner.

Mr. Chang.

Please.

I am happy to report
that the plane has arrived.

[Man]
With Richard Con way?

With Conway and four others.

Excellent.

What are we gonna do now?

What we always do?

[Sobbing]

Miss Hughes.

That is the coward's way out.

You are in the midst of life.

Do not seek death.
It will find you.

But choose the road that
makes death a fulfillment.

Good evening,
ladies and gentlemen.

A funny thing happened to me
on the way to the airport.

Get a load of the outfit.
Have kimono, will travel.

We both look pretty silly.
When in Rome,
do as the Romans do.

Let's get something to eat,
take a quick look around
and catch the first train out of here.

We've just crashed a plane
in the middle of nowhere,

spent all day dragging
ourselves up a mountain...

and you're looking for
the nearest ticket office?

Man, where do you think
we're gonna go?

Suits you.

I thought I might
find Chang here.
No, sorry.

I'm not doing very well.
So far, I've failed to find
him or a telephone...

or telex.
[ Chuckling ]
A telex?

Even a socket for my razor.
Hard luck.

You'd better use mine.
Thanks.

Seriously, I must
get in touch with my paper.

An hour or two won't
make any difference.

It does to me. I want to get
this story off before we eat.

And I want a few more peaceful
moments before the world gets
its claws into me again.

Oh, well, in that case,
I'll make a big sacrifice.
I'll shave and shut up.

Thank you, George.
I'm very grateful.

Until dinner.

? Friendly doors ?

? Open wide ?

? Come and share
the peaceful life ?

? You will find inside ?

? Share the joy ?

? Let the sun comfort you ?

? It will keep you
safe and warm ?

? Always shining through ?

? Share the joy ?

? All the lovely songs
you will hear ?

? These we all hold dear ?

? At the same time ?

? All the grandest
things we possess ?

? These we value less ?

? So many small things ?

? Can bring happiness ?

? Love is in all things ?

? Flowers bloom ?

? People grow ?

? You may never want to leave ?

? When it's time to go ?

? Share the joy ?

? Mountains rise
mountains fall ?

? You have nothing more to prove
You have climbed them all ?

? Now you're here ?

? May you ?

? Stay and share the joy?

That's the first thing to cheer me up
since we got here.

? Now you're here ?

? May you ?

? Stay and share the joy ??

Bravo!

- Good evening, my friends.
- [Sam] Good evening.

Did you think
I had forgotten you?
Have you everything you need?

Everything, thank you.
Where's Sally? Miss Hughes?

She asked me to say
she is not feeling well.

It is nothing serious.

I hope she's well enough
to travel when we leave.

Mr. Chang,
I have some questions.
Please, ask them.

We all wish to return to civilization
as soon as possible.

Are you so certain
you are away from it?

Mr. Chang, I think I speak
for all of us when I say...

that your hospitality
is quite remarkable
and we're very grateful,

but we're also anxious
to go home as soon as we can.

That is always
the case, Mr. Conway.

And even more urgent
for some of us
is to send cables.

Unfortunately, we lack
radio communication of any sort.

It has always been
a source of deep regret...

that the same mountains which
allow us our splendid weather...

also prevent adequate
wireless reception.

Then perhaps you could send
porters or messengers
of some sort.

I would really like to tell
my agent I'm safe. He's bound
to have some bookings for me.

We have no porters
or messengers.
No porters? But-

you were rescued
by our own people...

who have never
gone beyond the point
at which you were found.

- To venture further
would be too hazardous.
- How you get this stuff brought here?

Ah, yes.

Well, depending upon
favorable weather of course,

there are porters 500 miles away
who sometimes make the journey.

They are our only contact
with what you would call
the outside world.

How soon can we
get in touch with them?

In that respect you are
exceedingly fortunate.

We are expecting
a shipment from them
at almost any moment.

And when is almost
any moment, Mr. Chang?
Tomorrow, next week?

I cannot forecast
the exact date precisely.

Let me see, I believe-

Ah, yes. We have been
expecting this particular
shipment for about two years.

But I assure you,
gentlemen,

I shall endeavor
to make your stay here
as pleasant as possible.

Now, if you will excuse me,
it is getting late.

I hope you will all
sleep well. Good night.
Good night.

Good night, Mr. Conway.

Good night, sir.

About two years.

Do you believe all that stuff
about the porters?

I don't know.
Don't you care?

Not really.
It's nice to be in a place
where time doesn't matter.

Yes, but you want to get
out of here, don't you?

I don't know what I want.

George, something happened
when I arrived.

Did you ever go
to a totally strange place...

and feel from
the very first moment
that you'd been there before?

Because that's
what's happened to me.

It's absurd, I know,
but the feeling's so strong...

that I can't
think of anything else.

I've always in the past wanted
to see what it was all about,

to see what was on the other side
of the mountain.

Perhaps this is it.

It's like... coming home.

Well, with me
it's the complete reverse.
I can't wait to get back.

[ Chuckles ]
But I tell you what.

If I mind my manners
and don't rock the boat,

will you seriously think
about getting out of here soon?

All right, we'll have a truce
till we find out about this place.

And then,
if we get out of here-
If?

Did I say "if"?

Yes, you did.

Can I ask you a question?
Were we brought here on purpose?

Over 2,000 people
live in the valley.
And if so, what is the purpose?

In addition to those
here in Shangri-La,
What is Shangri-La?

Who is it, you?
Good heavens, no. Not I.

Well, who, for instance?

In time you will know.

You know, for a man who talks
a great deal, it's amazing how
unenlightening you can be.

There are some things,
my dear Conway,

I deeply regret
I cannot discuss.

Shall we continue?

You know,
in the outside world,
you'd be a knockout.

I bet people would fight
to see you dance.

I fear I shall never
see your outside world.

Never see it? Why ever not?

It is not possible.

Am I then in some way
on trial here, Mr. Chang?

Oh, no. Like everyone else,
you are on a pilgrimage
through life.

By chance, part of your
voyage of discovery is here.

By chance.

Here, of course, we have
more time for reflection.

Sickness is unknown.
Perfect health is the rule.

And it is quite
common for us to live
to a very ripe old age.

Indeed.

Does that also apply
to those who come here
from the outside world?

If it did not, Shangri-La
would never have been built.

How old is your
oldest inhabitant?

Hmm, let me see.

Considerably over
a hundred years old.
Considerably.

Yes, still at work
when last I spoke to him.

Climate and diet.
These are important,
of course, to keep you young.

But we believe it is the lack
of struggle in our way of life.

How often in your countries
do you hear the expression,
"he worried himself to death"...

or this thing
or that thing killed him?

Your lives are, as a rule,
shorter not so much
by natural death...

as by indirect suicide.

Unfortunately true.

Climate, diet and harmony,
you said,

and somewhere
a guiding mind, is that it?

Is it not enough?

What worries me,
is that it's a little
like a dream...

from which I shall shortly,
but unpleasantly awaken.

You surprise me.

I surprise you?
Yes.

That you who have written
so much of better worlds...

should think it a dream
when you find one.

Or is it that you fail
to recognize one of your
own dreams when you see it?

And this is our school.

This is where we start
to prepare our young
for the future.

Why, why, why, why?

? The world is a circle
without a beginning ?

? And nobody knows
where it really ends ?

? Everything depends on ?

? Where you are ?

? In the circle
that never begins ?

? Nobody knows
where the circle ends ?

? La, la, la ?

? La, la, la, la ?

? And just because
you think you're small ?

? That doesn't mean
that you're small at all ?

? And just the way
a tiny branch ?

? Is like a tree to a twig ?

? To someone else
you are big ?

? The world is a circle
without a beginning ?

? And nobody knows
where it really ends ?

Whoa!

? Everything depends on ?

? Where you are in the circle
that's spinning around ?

? Half of the time
we are upside down ?

? La, la, la ?

? La, la, la, la ?

? And just because
they say you're weak ?

? That doesn't mean
you've a weak physique ?

? And even if
they're partly right ?

? At least they're
partially wrong ?

? To someone else
you are strong ?

?? [Continues]

? And just because
they say you're slow ?

? That doesn't mean
that you're slow, you know ?

? And even if
you're never first ?

? Compared to someone
who's last ?

? They're sure
to think you are fast ?

? The world is a circle
without a beginning ?

? And nobody knows
where it really ends ?

? Whoa, everything depends on ?

? Where you are in the circle
that never begins ?

? Nobody knows
where the circle ends ?

? La, la, la ?

? La, la, la, la ?

? The world is a circle
that never begins ?

? Nobody knows
where the circle ?

? Ends ??

- [ Richard Laughs ] Oh!
- Children.

Thank you.

Sometime in the future,
you shall have the pleasure
of meeting her.

[ Both Laughing ]

Sam, Sam, I had
the strangest dream
last night.

I dreamt I swallowed
a 50-pound marshmallow,

and when I woke up,
my pillow was gone.

You're gettin' better.
I thought so.
[ Riffles Cards ]

You go on. I'll be
with you in a minute.
Okay, hurry up.

Oh, I'm sorry.
I thought you were alone.
What is it?

Lovett had a deck of cards.
I thought you'd might like
to play a game.

Some other time, huh?

Sure.

I don't even think
I could hold a card.

Why am I like this?

It helps talking to you.

That little cold knot in my stomach
starts easing up.

A memory...

keeps coming back
that I really considered
dropping off this balcony.

Would you have done so?

I don't know.

If Chang hadn't called me,
maybe I would.

That's what frightens me.

What's happened to me?

Perhaps you can
answer that yourself.

Sally. Golden girl.

I was always taught
dreams could come true.

That's terrific to believe
when you're a kid.

A little more difficult later on
when you're a little more difficult.

All that passion and involvement.

Men, causes.

I went around agonizing
about man's inhumanity to man.

I made a good living out of
taking pictures of people
with their heads blown off...

so that other people
with their heads still on
and usually under hair dryers...

could get a kick out of 'em
before turning to the nearest recipe.

One day it all made me sick.

The dreams were over.

That is very painful,
but also necessary so that
you may take the next step.

The next step
was to start taking pills
to get the dreams back,

the excitement, the loving,
the feeling good with myself.

The kicks I got lasted
about two and a half minutes.

So you find out
that's not the answer either.

And now?

Nothing. The end of the line.

No!

You had the courage
not to jump.

Which means?
You must tell me.

Answers? Where the hell
are any answers?
I don't know!

Try, miss Hughes.

Inside me, I guess. Is that it?

It would not be wrong
to start there.

May I offer you
some tea, Mr. Conway?

Thank you.

Let me see,
19 plus 189...

gives me
a grand total of...

two hundred and six.

If you hadn't told me
you were honest, Harry,
I'd swear you were cheating.

Of course
I'm cheating, Samson,
and getting away with it.

I mean, there's no fun
playing cards if you don't.

[Laughing Continues]

And the rest of us,
are we all as content
as we seem here,

or is there some delicious drug
in our food?

Or is all this a mirage?

No! No, no, no,
my dear Mr. Conway.

We employ no such methods
in Shangri-La.

To put it simply,
we believe in moderation.

We teach that virtue lies
in avoiding excess.

We rule with
moderate strictness.

In return, we are satisfied
with moderate obedience.

As a result, our people
are moderately sober,
moderately chaste...

and... moderately honest.

[ Chuckles ]
Then you're more than
moderately fortunate.

[Footsteps Approaching]

Good evening.

Good evening.

Oh.
Well, I brought you books.

- Oh, thank you.
- May I look at 'em?
- Yes.

Do you ever have
arguments over women?

Oh! Only very rarely.

You see, it would not be
considered good manners...

to take a woman
that another man wanted.

And supposing
somebody wanted some
particular woman so badly...

he didn't care whether
it was good manners or not?

Well, in that event,
it would be good manners
on the part of the other man...

to, uh,

Yes?
to let him have her.

That's very convenient.

I think I like that.

And, uh, does this arrangement
apply for women also?

Of course!
You'll be surprised, Mr. Conway,

how a little courtesy
all around...

can help to smooth out
the most complicated problems.

[Sam] Thank you.
[Harry]
Hope it has a happy ending.

Good night.
Good night.
Good night.

E-Excuse me.

Just a minute!

Yes, Mr. Conway?

I'm in a quandary, and, uh,

I thought that you might
be able to help me.

I noticed you were
having your course
in elementary Chang.

What is your problem?

Well, Chang tells me
that as soon as I meet
a woman I like,

I must be prepared to
give her up if somebody else
likes her as well,

and I don't think
I'm capable of doing that.

When that happens-
I think it has.

When that happens,
the important thing is to
try and make the other fellow...

the one who must be courteous.

I see. I hadn't
thought of it like that.

Perhaps you can help me
with some other questions.

I have so many,
I hardly know where to begin.

You want to know who I am
and what I'm doing here.

My name is Catherine,
and I was born here.

Were you?
Well, almost born here.

It was just beyond the pass.

My parents were explorers
who couldn't rest until
they'd seen everything.

Unfortunately,
they died just on the other side.

And Chang rescued you.
Faithful Chang.

He and his men found me
barely alive.

Here I've grown up,
and here I've been happy.

With no desire to leave?

Absolutely none.

So I should know
a good thing when I see it.

Is that it?

That's it.

Good night, Mr. Conway.

Uh-

[ Chanting ]
[ Bells Jingling ]

[ Chanting Continues ]

Well, my friends,

you have seen our mountains,
our valley and our people.

You've heard about
our past.

Now you are seeing
our future.

[Chang]
This is our festival
of the family.

A chosen couple perform a ritual
honoring the newly born children.

? Start with a man ?

? And you have one ?

? Add on a woman ?

? And then you have two ?

? Add on a child ?

? And what have you got ?

? You've got
more than three ?

? You have what they call
a family ?

? Living together,
growing together ?

?Just being together ?

? That's how it starts ?

? Three loving hearts ?

? All pulling together,
working together ?

?Just building together ?

? That makes you strong ?

? If things go wrong ?

? We'll ?
[ Women ]
? Still get along somehow ?

? Living and growing ?

? Together ?

? It just takes wood
to build a house ?

? Fill it with people
and you have a home ?

? Fill it with love ?

? And people take root ?

? It's just like a tree ?

? Where each branch
becomes a family ?

? That's living together,
growing together?

?Just being together?

? That's how it starts ?

? Three loving hearts ?

? All pulling together ?

? Working together ?

?Just building together ?

? That makes you strong ?

? If things go wrong, we'll ?

? Still get along somehow ?

? Living and growing ?

? Together ?

? Living together?

? Growing together?

?Just being together?

? That's how it starts?

? Three loving hearts?

? All pulling together?

? Working together?

?Just building together?

? That makes you strong?

? If things go wrong?

? We'll?
[ Women]
? Still get along somehow?

? Living and growing?

?Just like we're doing now?

? Together?

? Living together,
growing together ?

?Just being together ?

? That makes you strong ?

? If things go wrong, we'll ?

? Still get along somehow ?

? Living and growing ?

?Just like we're doing now ?

? Together ??

Yeah!

[Richard]
? Seems like I've had
so little time ?

? All through my life ?

? Maybe that's why
I've always been ?

? So impatient?

? I must learn to be patient?

? Or I might frighten her?

? A way?
[Catherine]? Seems like I've had
just too much time ?

? All through my life ?

? Maybe that's why
I seem to be ?

? So unhurried?

? Some things
just should be hurried?

? Or they might
frighten him a way?

[Richard And Catherine]
? Seems like we're part of
two different worlds?

? In the way we live ?

? More than in
just a few things?

? That means we both have
a lot to give ?

? Learning how we do things?

? Sharing new things?

[Catherine]
? Looking back I see that?

? I've always been alone ?

? All through my life ?

? Maybe I knew
when it was time ?

? Lo ve would find me ?

? I must just
let it find me ?

? Or it might
frighten her away?

? Yes, it might
frighten him a way?

[Richard And Catherine]
? If we rush we may lose ?

? What we may have found?

? Today?

? Ooh ?

? Ooh ??

Hi.

Ah. Improving your mind again, huh?

You should try it.

Yes. Yes,
maybe you’re right.

Then perhaps I could
understand what it is
about this place...

that the rest of you
seem to enjoy so much.

Tell me, don't you
ever give a thought
to leaving here?

No! I don't know
what you left behind,

but what I left behind
I'm not in such a hurry to see again.

Ah! Don't listen
to her, Maria.

She was born to be
a recluse.

Hello, Maria. I saw you
dance at the ceremony.
You were lovely.

Thank you.
I've read these and
I've come back for more.

I wonder what will happen
when we've read them all.

We'll be about 250
and need new glasses.

You sound like you hate
the outside world.

Do you?
Well, I don't love it.

But what about London and Paris...

and the Greek islands
and the Leningrad Ballet?

You mean compared to here?
Oh, Maria, you must be kidding.

Look what you've got.
Plus all the time
in the world to enjoy it.

Time?

Yes, there is time.

Before George came...

it didn't seem strange
to spend my days in reading.

Talk to myself. Dance.

Drift through the days
full of nothing but
peace and quiet.

It didn't seem too long,
but it's different now.

Oh, boy.

Good old George.

Take it from me, Maria,
Shangri-La has a definite
edge over New York City,

not to mention Calcutta
and the rest.

- But the way George describes it-
- Listen, honey, George is a nice guy,
and I don't mean to knock him.

But don't let him kid you
there's some sort of
wonderland outside.

So all you have is
peace and quiet? Mm-mmm.

You have a place here
where you can breathe...

with no violence, no cruelty.

A place where people
will take the time to care.

George can have his rat race.
I can do without it.

? On the list of the things
that I will not miss ?

? First of all is noise ?
[ Thumps]

? On the list of the things ?

? That I will not miss
is peace and quiet ?

? I would like to try it ?

? Different people
look at life from
different points of view ?

? If you really want
the things I have ?

?Just help yourself?

? I give it all to you ?

? On the list of the things
that I will not miss ?

? I would mention crowds ?

? On the list
of the things ?

? That I will not miss
is open spaces ?

? Why can't we
change places ?

? Different people look at life
from different points of view ?

? If you really want
the things I have ?

?Just help yourself?

? I give it all to you ?

? On the list of the things
that I will not miss ?

? I would mention work ?

? On the list of the things ?

? That I will not miss
is contemplation ?

? Sounds like
a great vacation ?

? Different people look at life
from different points of view ?

? If you really want
the things I have ?

?Just help yourself?

? I give it all to you ?

? Different people look at life
from different points of view ?

? If you really want
the things I have ?

?Just help yourself?

? I give it all to you ?

? On the list of the things
that I will not miss ?

? Most of all is rain ?

? On the list of the things ?

? That I will not miss
is too much sunshine ?

? Can there be
too much sunshine ?

? Different people look at life
from different points of view ?

? Different people look at life
from different points of view ?

? If you really want
the things I have ?

?Just help yourself?

? They're yours ?

? I give it all ?

? To you ??

[ Laughing ]

You know, those girls
would be great in my new act.

They should be so lucky.

You look beautiful.
Thanks, I guess.

I mean you looked
beautiful before,
but now you look beautiful.

Tomorrow I've got
something to tell you.

What's wrong with today?
I can't now. It's a secret.

I'll be right back.

I'm afraid the truce is over.
Why?

If we don't get it straight now,
we never will.

Get what straight?
Who wants to leave,
and when and how.

For a start,
I want you to tell them
what you told me,

that we were brought here
deliberately.

What's the point?
They're perfectly happy.

They won't be when they find out.

Will you tell them?

No. And certainly not tonight.

Then I will.

[Applause]

Listen, everybody!

My brother wants to explode
a small bomb, but I think
I better do it. Sit down.

Do you realize that we
are all prisoners here?
No, we're not. We're guests.

We were deliberately
kidnapped.

What is this?
[ Richard ]
You have no proof of that.

The pilot of our plane
was a man from Shangri-La.

May have been.
Stop glossing over
the facts.

I want to get out of here.
I can't do it alone.

I need to know
if anyone else feels as I do.

Well? Does anyone else
want to leave?

Mr. Con way! Mr. Con way!

Ask him if you don't believe me.

Why were we kidnapped
and brought here, Chang?

Mr. Conway, I bring you
extraordinary news.
Answer the question.

- Let him go!
- Richard!
- Let him go!

Mr. Chang, forgive my brother's
determination to force the issue.

You've been very kind,
and we appreciate it.

But I think the time
has come for you to be
more open with us.

Were we brought here deliberately,
and if so, why?

There's no time
to answer questions now,
Mr. Conway.

You must come at once.
The high lama wishes to see you.

[George]
Who is the high lama?

I thought you ran
this place, Chang.

Oh, no. I'm only a humble
member of the community.
Please, Mr. Conway-

Just a minute.
Will your high lama
answer our questions?

That is possible.

Then he's the man
that I want to see.

Richard.

Tell him that I, at least,
intend to leave here.

I was here for five years
before I was called.

You cannot appreciate
the overwhelming honor...

that has been
bestowed upon you.

It is unprecedented.

[Man]
Good evening, Mr. Conway.

Please come in.
Sit down near me.

I trust you have been
comfortable at Shangri-La
since your arrival?

I've liked it very much.

But some of my friends,
and in particular,
my brother,

are puzzled
by the mystery.
I can understand that.

Perhaps if I told you
of Shangri-La's origins,

things will become clearer.
Thank you.

A Belgian priest
named Father Perrault...

was the first European to enter
the Valley of the Blue Moon.

When was that?

It was the year 1 747...

when Father Perrault
stumbled into the valley,
half frozen to death.

One of his legs
was so badly frostbitten,

there being no doctor,

he was forced
to amputate it himself.

He amputated
his own leg?
Yes.

Oddly enough, later,

when the natives
came to trust him,

he learned from them
that his leg would have
healed... without amputation.

With frostbite,
that's impossible.

Oh, no.

This valley celebrates the natural life.

And he recovered well.

Soon he was making his way
around the valley,

taking a great interest
in everything.

He taught his own religion...

and the best of others,

instructing the children,

knowing how important education
would be for future generations.

He began building
the lamasery of Shangri-La...

with one or two helpers.

But after some years,
hundreds of the natives,

who by now had come
to respect him,

helped with the task.

When it was finished,
he was 1 08 years old.

His life work seemed over.

He became weak
and lay in his room
for many weeks...

between life and death.

And then a strange thing happened.

He had a vision...

of the purpose of Shangri-La,

of its entire meaning...

and of his part in it.

From that moment on,
he began to recover.

And how old was he
when he died?

But that's incredible.

Yes, my son.

You're still alive, Father Perrault.

Sit down, my son.

You may not know it, but
I've been an admirer of yours
for a great many years.

Of mine, Father?

Oh, not Richard Conway,
the public hero,

the government servant,

but Richard Conway
who once wrote,

"There are moments
in every man's life...

when he glimpses the eternal."

That man seemed
to belong here.

In fact, it was suggested
that someone be sent...

to bring him here.

So I was right.
We were brought here.

But of what possible use
can I be to an already
thriving community?

If this community
is to continue to thrive,

then we need
men like you here.

Look at the world today.

Is there anything more pitiful?

Surely this is a time of crisis.

But when has the world known
any other time?

What madness there is,

what blindness,

what unintelligent leadership!

A furiously racing mass
of bewildered humanity,
strengthening...

not in wisdom,
but in vulgar passions.

The time must come...

when evil will destroy itself.

I will not live to see that day.

But you might, my son.

And that is why...

you have been brought
to Shangri-La.

For when the day comes...

that the world begins
to look for a new life,

it is our belief...

that they will find
a reservoir of hope here.

So here we shall stay...

with our books and our music...

and our meditations.

Here we shall be to guide
the footsteps of a weary people.

Here we shall be
with our way of life...

based on one simple rule:

be kind.

And it is our hope...

that our brotherly love
will then spread throughout the world.

And when the strong
have devoured each other,

then, at last,

the meek shall inherit the earth.

I am tired now, my son.

Will you come again?

Yes, I will.

[Richard]
? How do I know
this is part of my real life??

? If there's no pain
can I be sure I feel life??

? And would I go back?

? If I knew how?

? To go back??

? What good is time
when you're sure of tomorrow??

? Can there be joy
where there has been no sorrow??

? And would I go back ?

? If I knew how ?

? To go back? ?

? Will I find ?

? There is really such a thing ?

? As peace of mind? ?

? And what I thought was living
was truly just confusion ?

? The chance to live forever ?

? Is really no illusion ?

? And this all can be mine ?

? Why can't I make myself believe it? ?

? Can I accept what I see around me? ?

? Have I found Shangri-La ?

? Or has it found me? ?

? And would I go back ?

? If I knew how ?

? To go back? ?

? Will I find ?

? There is really such a thing ?

? As peace of mind ?

? And what I thought was living ?

? Was truly just confusion ?

? The chance to live forever ?

? Is really no illusion ?

? And this all ?

? Can be mine ?

? Why can't I make myself believe it? ??

[ Footsteps ]

? There are things ?

? That you see ?

? Other things you feel ?

? Feelings can't be seen ?

? Yet we never doubt ?

? They are real ?

? When you search for the truth ?

? Don’t just use your eyes ?

? Look inside yourself?

? That is where the truth ?

? Always lies ?

? When all enchants ?

? Faith begins ?

? And it shines ?

? Like a star ?

? Till your heart ?

? Fills with hope ?

? And with love ?

? I have looked in your heart ?

? I have faith in you ??

[ Chattering ]

I apologize
for being away so long.

Did you ask about the porters?
Did you see him?

Yes.

I saw the high lama.

And I haven't the answers
to all of our questions yet,
but I will in time.

And when I do,
I'll tell you exactly
what the situation is,

particularly about
going home.

Until then, you'll all
have to trust me.

Come on! Come on! Come on!
[ Laughing ]

Oh, my Lord.

There. Gold!
The stream is full of it.
So?

We can smuggle it out,
get those porters to help us.

You bribe the porters.
I got something better to do.

Such as?
Such as not worrying
about how to spend money...

in a place where money
isn't any good.

What about when we get out?

Get out? How?
Sam, you gotta be more practical.

The trouble with you is
you haven't got
any inner resources.

Who hasn't?
What are you trying to tell me?

Life is made up of infinite possibilities.
You're not realizing one of them.

Not one.
For instance?

? When you look
at yourself?

? Do you like
what you see? ?

? If you like
what you see ?

? You're the person
you should be ?

? 'Cause your reflection reflects
in everything you do ?

? And everything you do ?

? Reflects on you ?

[ Water Splashes]

? When you wake up
each day ?

? Do you like how you feel? ?

? If you like
how you feel ?

? You've got nothing
to conceal ?

? 'Cause your reflection
reflects in everything you do ?

? And everything you do ?

? Reflects on you ?

? Doing something
for someone else ?

? Isn't really for someone else ?

? It does twice as much for you ?

? As something you do ?

?Just for yourself?

? When you lay down to sleep ?

? Do you like all your dreams? ?

? If you like all your dreams ?

? Life's as happy as it seems ?

? 'Cause your reflection
reflects in everything you do ?

? And everything you do ?

? Reflects on you ??

Now, you said the other night
that these farms around here
needed better irrigation.

Well, you're an engineer.
Go irrigate.

Yea!

Excuse me.
I was looking for your brother.

He's not here.

She seems to be
quite taken with him.

Let's hope that beautiful
young woman can talk more
sense into him than I can.

You spoke of her as young.

My dear friend,
I hate to disillusion you,

but you must not
be deceived
by her appearance.

Our way of life
has preserved her youth
and her beauty.

She came here
when she was 20.

She was on
her wedding journey,

but her carriers
lost their way
in the mountains.

The whole party
would've perished
but for meeting our people.

They brought her here.

That was many, many years ago.

How many?

You are more beautiful
than the women of Thailand.

More feminine than
the women of France.

More pliable than
the women of Japan.

More-
Stop. Stop.

I don't want to hear about
all these other women.

All I want to hear is
that you won't leave me.

Oh, I adore you.

But I can't stay here.

There's so much I want
to do with my life
that I can't do here.

If I could find a way,
would you come back with me?

There is no way.
Well, there has to be.

Tomorrow I'll go to the pass
that leads out of here
to see if it's guarded...

and to look for those porters, if they exist.

They exist.

They do?

Then why didn't you
tell me before?

I hoped you would
become contented, like the others.

Con- Contented?

Ohh!

Look, I have to get out of here.

Please, will you come with me?

Would you stay with me here
if I said no?

Then I will come with you.

Water starts up in the hills,
all right,

but halfway down
it starts going the wrong way.

Wife put a dam here and
these interconnecting
bamboo pipes,

you'd have the whole valley,
the entire mountainside,
and just watch that stuff grow!

And no more women
carrying buckets of water.

Sam, you're excited.
Yeah. Yeah.

I guess it's been a long time.
A long time what?

Oh, since I was so excited.

Involved.
Yeah.

A long time ago
I used to work the land.

I guess I got waylaid
somewhere along the line.

What happened?
Nothing.

Come on.
Forget it.
I don't wanna talk about it.

Sam, I'm interested.

Okay. Does the name
Simon Cosfield mean anything to you?

Cosfield. Yeah. Didn't he-

That's me.

I remember.
American Consolidated Products.

When the thing fell apart,
you were gone
and the money was too.

I wasn't there because
there wasn't any money!
And it wasn't my fault.

I'd worked hard
and made a little bit.
That little bit became a lot.

So I built a corporation that
became a lot of corporations.
I was a hero.

It was the American dream.
Everybody wanted in.

I didn't ask them to.
Nobody told them to buy.
They just did!

Overnight the balloon bursts.

The next day...

I'm the biggest crook
that the country
has ever seen.

I don't know what to do.

So I started running-
anywhere I think
that they won't find me.

That's how I ended up
in Baskula.

Maybe here the running can stop.

Maybe.

Sam.

I stopped running here.
You can too.

[ Laughing, Cheering ]

Il pleut, il pleut, berger.

Look, uh-

I-I don't know a thing
about teaching.
Come on.

All you have to do
is to follow me.
Come along with me.

Ladies and gentlemen,
Miss Catherine
has to leave you,

so I want to introduce you
to your new teacher of the day,

your new expert, Mr. Lovett.

Yea!

Well, now, there you are.

Here I am,
and where are we?

Ah, success. If you think
that was funny, folks,

you ain't
heard nothin' yet!

Now, what are you
learning?
[ All ] French.

French. Well, that lets me out.
I know nothing about French.

A teacher should only
teach what he knows.
All I know is show business.

I don't think they'd approve.

You know, when I was a kid,
the thing that got me...

was that every teacher I had
only asked me questions
and expected answers.

You too? I'll tell you
what I think.

Any dummy can
know the answers.

It's the smart ones
that know the questions.

? Question me an answer
bright and clear ?

? I will answer with a question
clear and bright ?

? Even though your answer
may be wrong ?

? My question will be right ?

? Question me an answer ?

? Answer with a question ?

? 1492 ?

? What's the year that Babe Ruth
hit his sixtieth home run ?

? Wellington at Waterloo ?

? Who became the hero
at the Battle of Bull Run ?

? Learning can be
lots of fun ?

? Question me an answer
bright and clear ?

? I will answer with a question
clear and bright ?

? Even though your answer
may be wrong ?

? My question will be right ?

? Question me an answer ?

? Answer with a question ?

? Midnight ride
of Paul Revere ?

? What's the way
that Yankee Doodle
really went to town ?

? Cleaning up
the atmosphere ?

? What's the reason London Bridge
is always falling down ?

? You can learn things
from a clown ?

? Question me an answer
bright and clear ?

? I will answer with a question
clear and bright ?

? Even though your answer
may be wrong ?

? My question will be right ?

? Question me an answer ?

? Answer with a question ?

? On the good ship Lollipop ?

? How did Christopher Columbus
sail upon the sea ?

? Underneath the circus top ?

? Where did Cleopatra
get to meet Mark Antony ?

? They say knowledge ?

? Makes you free ?

? They say knowledge ?

? Makes you free ?

? Question me an answer
if you please ?

? I will answer
with a question if I can ?

? Let me show you just how
I became an educated man ?

? Question me an answer ?

? Answer with a question ?

? If you wanna know
if you wanna hear ?

? If you wanna see
question me ?

? An answer ??

[Applause,
Cheering Continues]

[Cheering, Splashing
Continues]

Harry, what are you doing?

Do you hear them?
They love me!

They love me!

It's beautiful.

It's all so inconceivable-

Father Perrault, his story...

and this place hidden away
from the rest of the world.

Then you come along
and confuse me even more.

Am I so strange?
No, you're not.

Nothing here is strange.
That's what's so confusing.

I'm desperately trying to keep
my emotional feelings...

and my spiritual needs
from clobbering each other to death.

You're very beautiful
and very desirable.

Like everything else beautiful
that's happened to me here,

I find it remarkable
that it has happened
to me here...

and not out there.

You know, I can't explain it,

but everything seems familiar.

This air.

Those beautiful gardens. You.

This lamasery with its feet
rooted in the good earth
of this fertile valley,

while its head explores
the eternal.

And I've been kidnapped,

brought here against my will,
which is a crime-
a great crime.

And yet I accept it
as one would accept...

an act performed
by a very dear friend.

Can you tell me why?

Perhaps because
you've always been...

a part of Shangri-La
without knowing it.

I'm certain there's
a wish for Shangri-La
in everyone's heart.

I've never seen
your outside world,

but I imagine it's full
of millions of people...

who secretly wish to be
in a beautiful place like this.

[ Laughs ]
Well, if they were,

it wouldn't be beautiful
for long.

For years I hoped that someone like you
would come and share
these moments with me.

But now you're here,
you're not as I had pictured you.

What did you expect?

From your books, some, um,
saintly hero-
[ Chuckles ]

almost ascetic.

And much less attractive.

Well, people who worship heroes
must be prepared for disillusionment,

but I shall become saintly immediately,

just to please you.

Did you ever think-
What did you expect or hope?

I imagined she'd be just like you.

I come to you with all my hopes,

and I bring you love.

I come to you.

All my life,
I searched for something rare-

and love that I could share.

? I come to you ?

? With all my dreams ?

? And I bring you love ?

? I come to you ?

? There were times ?

? My faith in life was gone ?

? Still, I continued on ?

? Those endless days ?

? Turned into years ?

? They were lonely years ?

? In many ways ?

? And deep inside ?

? I'm sure I always knew ?

? I had to wait for you ?

? And here you are ?

? My own true love ?

? I come to you ?

? Happy birthday to you ?

? Happy birthday to you ?

? Happy birthday, dear Harry ?

? Happy birthday to you ??

Thank you.
Thank you, my friends-

old friends and new friends.

And a special thank you to Sally
for arranging the candles.

Twenty-one.
How'd you guess?
[ Laughs ]

Well, here we go.

Good!
Yea!

This is a pretty happy day
for me, not just because
it's my birthday,

but because I've come
to a big decision.

I've decided to stay
in Shangri-La,
if they'll have me.

- [Sam] That's fine.
- Wait a minute. Hold it.

I hope, Mr. Chang,
that you'll go along with
a great idea I've got.

I shall be most interested
to hear it, Mr. Lovett.

Well, Mr. Chang, I know
I speak for all of us...

when I say that
this place is terrific.

I don't worry here,
and I sleep well.

Confidentially, I've had
some pretty rough times lately.

A few bookings.
And audiences, well,

if they weren't throwing bread,
they sat on their hands.

But these kids here,
they, uh, they love me.

I took a little personal inventory
about 1 0:30 last night...

just before going to sleep,
and I said to myself,

"Harry Lovett, things are
going well for a change."
And they are.

So why not go for
a run-of-the-play contract, right?

Well, down in the school, those kids-

terrific kids you got here,
Mr. Chang.

They're very imaginative.
They keep imitating me,

wanting to be like me.

And, uh, I thought
it might be a good idea...

to give them a course in dramatics,
teach 'em how to sing and dance.

You know, sort of
that big-time stuff.

Would that be all right
with you, Mr. Chang?

Can I stay?

Watch it, Mr. Chang.
He's liable to cause chaos
in that school.

I don't think so.

We have a saying:
The trees that bend a little
to the harmless breeze...

will later grow
to withstand the wild wind.

Huh?

We shall be most honored
to have you, Mr. Lovett.

Oh, great! Great! Great!
Now I'll cut the cake.

Gimme my cake knife!
Chang!

I want to talk with you, Mr. Chang.

That famous tribe of porters
expected for two years...

that'll take us out of here
whenever they arrive,

well, I just discovered
they have arrived-
three days ago.

There was never any intention
that they should take us
out of here.

Isn't that right, Mr. Chang?

I'm going with them, Richard.

As for the rest of you,
well, think about it.

Mr. Con way!

My friend,
you must not let him go.

The porters can only
take him a certain distance.

Beyond that is a wilderness
through which he would
never get out alive.

You should've told me
the porters were here.
I could've prepared him.

Talk to him.

I'll try, but I don't think
he'll listen to me.

Richard.

Richard.

Be careful.

He will want you
to go with him.

I know.

What shall I do, Catherine?

Go and talk
to Father Perrault.

Yes, I will.

I need your help, Father,
to stop him from leaving.

I'm no longer able
to help you.

The responsibility is yours.

My son,

I'm going to die.

I wish to place in your hands...

the future and destiny
of Shangri-La.

I knew my work was done
when I first set eyes upon you.

I've been waiting for you...
for a long time.

I've sat in this room...

and seen the faces
of many newcomers.

I've looked into their eyes
and heard their voices,

always in the hope
that I might find you.

It's not an arduous task
that I bequeath,

for our order knows
no rigid bonds.

To be gentle and patient,

to care for the riches
of the mind,

to reside here in wisdom...

while the storm rages without.

It will be such a one,
my son, as the world
has not seen before.

There will be no safety
by arms,

no help from authority,

no answer in science.

It will rage...

till every flower of culture
is trampled...

and all human beings
are leveled...

in a vast chaos.

Ask yourself.

Has it not already begun?

Do you really believe
that I'll live to see
the end of the storm?

I do.

That is why it is you...

who must preserve...

the fragrance of our history...

and add to it
a touch of your own mind.

Beyond that, I-

My vision weakens.

But I can see
in the great distance...

a new world...

stirring in the ruins.

Stirring clumsily,

but in hopefulness,

seeking...

its lost and
legendary treasures.

They will all be here, my son,

hidden behind the mountains...

in the Valley of the Blue Moon,

preserved in Shangri-La...

as if by...

a miracle.

[ Wind Howling]

And that's the story.

He said, "I place in your hands...

the future and destiny
of Shangri-La."

I now know that
I've found the answers...

to all the confusion
and bewilderment...

that's plagued me
for a long time.

I've found
what I'm searching for.

I don't know
what to say to you.

Do you really believe
everything he told you?

Yes, I do.

Without any proof?

The proof is in the man himself,

in everything I've felt here
from the beginning.

Doesn't the story
mean anything to you?

What could it mean to me?

You're right, George.

This is no place for you.

And you should realize
it's no place for you either!

You're needed
in the outside world...

where the problems
are far more urgent
and pressing...

than they are here
in Shangri-La.

Here- Here you're just
marking time.

Besides, think of your
obligations to the U.N.-

I know the obligations.

I know.

But I've found peace here,

and I've found love.

And I must hold onto them.

I'm going to pack
and see to the others.

Richard,

I beg you to think again...

and change your mind.

George, I'm staying.

I'm sorry.

I'm very sorry.

I shall miss you.

So will a lot of other people.

You won't be lonely.

I've talked to the rest of them.
They're staying too.

So it'll just be Maria and me.

Maria? What's she
got to do with it?

She's coming with me.

You can't take her away.
Why not?

Don't you know
what will happen to her
if she leaves Shangri-La?

She'll begin to live
the happiest part of her life.
That's what'll happen.

She'll begin to live
the last moments of her life.

Her beauty is-

She must stay here
where she's safe.

She's young and strong.
She'll manage the trip all right.

George, listen.
She can't make that trip.

She's not young and strong.

Chang told me
that she came here...
80 years ago.

Eighty-

What are you talking about?

Oh, come on, Richard!
You can't believe that.

You've seen her.
She's not a day over 20.

Shangri-La will
keep her youthful indefinitely.

I see. And what if she
leaves Shangri-La?

Chang said she would
quickly revert to her actual age.

And you must believe that.

Look.

Will you believe me
if I prove you're wrong?

And will you then see that
if I'm right about Maria,

I'm probably right
about the rest too?

I'll die if I have
to stay here alone now.

George promised
he wouldn't leave me.

If it weren't for me,
you'd never get out.

It was I who bribed the porters.

They were forbidden
by the high lama
to take anyone out of here.

Is that true?

I was with her.
They only took the bribe
because he's dead now.

But aren't you afraid to leave?

You know what would
happen if you go.

Happen?

Ah, I suppose Chang told you
that I am old.

That is part of the myth
of Shangri-La.

Chang did tell you, didn't he?
Yes.

Look at me, Mr. Conway.

Do I look like an old woman?

Is this the skin of an old woman?

Are these the eyes of an old woman?

And in my heart,

are these the feelings
of an old woman?

Do you believe
I have been here for 80 years?

Like us, she was kidnapped.

They brought her here
just two years ago.

Well, I don't believe it.
I can't believe it.
She's lying.

You're lying.
Every word you've said
is a lie. Now admit it!

What reason would I have
for lying?

Look, Mr. Conway,

the chances are we will never live
through this terrible journey.

But I would rather
go out there with George...

and die in a snowstorm
than stay here one minute more.

But why have they
told me this story?

They need you here.

Sally and the others
have already found
ways to be useful,

but you're the one
they were after.

You had to be convinced.

But your job isn't here,
and you must realize that now.

Are you telling me the truth?

I am 20 years old,
and I was brought here two years ago.

I'm going to need your help
on this journey.

We both are.

Please come with us, Richard.

I believe her.

Hmm!

I once said to Chang
that I was afraid this was a dream...

from which I might suddenly
and unhappily awake.

All right. I'll come with you.

Catherine!

Catherine!

To-lenn.

Yes, Mr. Conway?
Where's Catherine?

Chang has given orders
that she cannot be disturbed.

Where is she?
I must see her!

I regret that is not possible,
Mr. Conway.

Richard! Richard, come on!

I can't find Catherine.

I'm sorry,
but the porters won't wait.

Richard,
the porters won't wait.

I hope they make it.

It doesn't tempt you,
does it, Harry?

Not me, Sam.

We could still go with them
if you want to.

What's happened?
Where's Richard?

He is leaving, my child.

Leaving?
But he will return.

Richard!

Richard!

Richard! Richard, hurry!

Richard!

Richard!

Richard!

Richard.

[ Crying ]

[ Wind Howling]

[ Shouts ]

[ Maria Panting ]

Can't you get them to wait?

They're leaving us
farther behind every day.

They're only trying
to save themselves.

We 're too slow.
I'm sorry.
I cannot go faster.

I cannot move faster.

Hey! Hey!
Hey! Hey!

[Shouting Continues]

[ Man Shouts ]

- [ Rumbling ]
- [ Ice Breaking ]

[ Maria Panting ]

Richard!

Help me.

I must rest.
I cannot go on any longer.

I must rest.

I'll carry her.

Richard. Richard!

Richard, h-her face!
Look at her face!

There's a cave over there.

Help me.

There.

Oh!

No!

No! Oh, no!
George!

No! No!
George!

[ Screaming ]

Doctor.

How are you, Mr. Conway?

I thought for a moment
I was back again.
Back again?

Where?

Where?

How are you feeling?

I don't know whether I've been mad
and am now sane,

or I was sane for a time
and now... mad again.

Mr. Conway?

How do you know my name?

The whole world knows
your name and wonders
what happened to you.

You were flying back
from a U.N. peace mission
when your plane disappeared.

Peace mission? Did we succeed?

Sadly, no.

But there's always hope.

Yes. Hope.

There must be that.

Mr. Ferguson, I'm Dr. Verdin.
I told Conway you were coming.

Good. This is my associate,
Peter Murphy.

How do you do?
Doctor.

Please come with me.
Follow me.

When the tribesmen
found him wandering
in the lower valley...

he was totally lost,

suffering from snow blindness
and near starvation.

Despite this,
they had a hard time
getting him to the village.

So keen was he to get back
into the mountains...

to get to this place
called Shangri-La.

Shangri-La, yes.
That was in your report.
But do you think-

You'll hear about it
from him. Come.

Well, where is he?

I'm afraid you arrived too late.

He's gone.
Gone?

Shangri-La.

On and on, he talked about
this fantastic place.

He must return.
He must return.

Obviously right now
that's what he's trying to do.

But I've got to find him.
It's my job to take him home.

Your job won't be easy, Mr. Ferguson,
even if you do find him.

This obsession, if you will,

kept him alive in the wilderness
beyond all human endurance.

Even here his convalescence
is due less to medicine...

than to that
all-consuming passion to return.

In Richard Conway's mind,
Shangri-La...

represents
the ultimate way of life.

This, uh, Shangri-La,

do you believe it?

Yes, I believe it.

I believe it...
because I want to believe it.

? There's a lost horizon ?

? Waiting to be found?

? There 's a lost horizon ?

? Where the sound of guns?

? Doesn't pound in your ears?

? Anymore ??