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[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 ??