Movie1974·US, GB·1h 28min

The Little Prince

Name: The Little Prince
Genre: Music, Family, Science Fiction, Fantasy
Released: 1974-11-06T00:00:00Z
Duration: 88 min
Rating: 6.9
Cast: Steven Warner, Stanley Donen, Richard Kiley, Bob Fosse, Gene Wilder

The entertainment that loves a lot, and lives a lot, and gives and gives and gives a lot.

Music Family Science Fiction Fantasy

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Premiere

Nov1974

Studio

Paramount Pictures

Box office×0.17

Budget$6M

Gross$1M

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Synopsis

The Little Prince (1974) is the musical version of Antoine de Saint-Exupéry's beloved book, and you can watch it online on iFILM. A pilot crash-lands deep in the Sahara, and out of the empty dunes walks a small boy from another world — the Little Prince himself.

While the aviator patches his plane and rations his dwindling water, the boy tells his tale: a tiny asteroid, a vain rose he can't stop loving, and a tour of neighboring planets where he met a king with no subjects and a businessman busy counting stars. The songs come from Alan Jay Lerner and Frederick Loewe, the team behind My Fair Lady. Watch for Bob Fosse's snake-like dance number and Gene Wilder as the Fox who explains that what's essential is invisible to the eye.

Director Stanley Donen, a giant of the old-Hollywood musical, handles the fable gently and never turns it saccharine. It plays for children and for the grown-ups who still remember being children. Stream The Little Prince (1974) online on iFILM.

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