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Features: DVD, Widescreen, Dolby, Digital Audio, English, Subtitled
From Asteroid B-612... into our hearts. Antoine de Saint-Exupery's slender, beloved classic of innocence and discovery comes to the screen with its feet firmly on the Saharan sand, its eyes tilted to the stars and its spirit brightly soaring to the songs of Alan Jay Lerner and Frederick Lowe (My Fair Lady, Camelot). "The score of The Little Prince is a sheer delight," says Vincent Canby of The New York Times. Delightful, too, is the magical storyline about a desert-stranded pilot (Richard Kiley) and a wandering child from a faraway place. Together, the two share encounters that amuse, charm and touch the heart. Have you ever acquired wisdom from a fox (Gene Wilder)? Cared for a rose that was special beyond all other roses? Visited a far-off, far-out king? Witnessed the wily dance of a snake (Bob Fosse)? The universe-no, life-is an enchanting place, even more so when it's shared with The Little Prince.
Editor's Note
Based on the children's fantasy by Antoine de Saint-Exupèry and embraced by the soaring music of Lerner and Loewe, the musical story of a pilot's crash in the Sahara Desert and his encounter with a strange little boy receives the glowing attention to detail, color, and charm that a film adaptation of such a beloved book deserves. As the downed pilot listens to the little boy's story of his travels to distant planets and the strange people and animals he encounters, the airman realizes that the boy's wisdom and perception are going to change how he himself sees the world. Well known for his richly voiced narration, supporting-role TV and movie appearances, and powerful leads in Broadway plays, Richard Kiley stars as the pilot whose world is overturned physically by the crash of his plane and philosophically by his encounter with the prince from another planet. The Little Prince himself (Steven Warner) made only this one feature film. And although Lerner, Loewe, and Donen all created thriving film-musical careers, THE LITTLE PRINCE and ROYAL WEDDING were the only musicals on which Lerner and Donen ever collaborated.
Plot Summary
When an aviator's plane crashes in the desert, he finds only one person to keep him company: a seemingly lost little boy. Gradually the pilot realizes that the child has extraordinary powers of perception and wisdom...and that this meeting will change his life forever....
| Features | Widescreen Version Enhanced For 16x9 TVs | | Interactive Menus | | Audio: English Dolby Digital Surround | | Subtitles: English | | Scene Selection |
| Technical Info
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Release Information
| | Studio: Paramount |
| Release Date: 4/6/2004 |
| Running Time: 88 minutes |
| Original Release Date: 1974 | | Catalog ID: 080174 | | UPC: 00097360801743 | | Number of Discs: 1 |
Audio & Video
| | Original Language: English | | Available Audio Tracks: English [CC], English | | Available Subtitles: English | | Video: Color |
Aspect Ratio | | Anamorphic Widescreen 2.35:1 |
| Cast & Crew
| Awards |
Oscar (1975) | | | Alan Jay Lerner, et al., Nominee, Best Music, Original Score | | | Frederic Loewe, Alan Jay Lerner, Nominee, Best Music, Song |
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