Search for Paradise
Search for Paradise is a 1957 American documentary film shot in Cinerama. It was directed by Otto Lang and produced by Lowell Thomas, with distribution by Cinerama Releasing Corp. The film runs 120 minutes and was released on September 24, 1957, in the United States. It earned about $6.5 million in US/Canada rentals.
Filming took place in October and November 1956 at Eglin Air Force Base in Florida, under the working title Search for Shangri-La. The story follows a veteran officer who wants to retire but, after searching the world for a mythical Shangri-La, discovers that the U.S. Air Force is the answer. The film features action shots of F-100 Super Sabres breaking the sound barrier, in-flight refueling of B-47 Stratojet bombers, and landings and fly-bys of the latest Air Force aircraft. Stunt pilot Paul Mantz flew a specially built B-25 for several aerial sequences. The Cinerama camera captures the wide curved-screen panorama.
Release by Stanley Warner, Inc. was planned for spring 1957.
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