While escaping war-torn China, a group of Europeans crash in the Himalayas, where they are rescued and taken to the mysterious Valley of the Blue Moon, Shangri-La.

While escaping war-torn China, a group of Europeans crash in the Himalayas, where they are rescued and taken to the mysterious Valley of the Blue Moon, Shangri-La. Hidden from the rest of the world, Shangri-La is a haven of peace and tranquility for world-weary diplomat Richard Conway. His ambitious brother, George, sees it as a prison from which he must escape, even if it means risking his life and bringing destruction to the ancient culture of Shangri-La.—Marg Baskin <[email protected]>

Producer Ross Hunter's ill-fated musical remake about a group of passengers aboard a downed aeroplane in the Himalayas, and their discovery of a fabled land where no one grows old, known as Shangri-la. Hidden away and lost' to the rest of the world, Shangri-La's a place of peace and tranquility but to some of the passengers who feel they must escape, it would risk bringing destruction to the ancient sanctuary.—Huggo