The Little Prince (film)
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| Directed by | Stanley Donen |
| Produced by | Stanley Donen |
| Written by | Antoine de Saint-Exupéry Alan Jay Lerner |
| Starring | Richard Kiley Steven Warner |
| Cinematography | Christopher Challis |
| Editing by | Peter Boita George Hively |
| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
| Release date(s) | November 7, 1974 |
| Running time | 88 mins |
| Country |  United Kingdom,  Canada,  United States |
| Language | English |
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The Little Prince is a 1974 musical film with a screenplay and lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner and music by Frederick Loewe. It proved to be the creative team's final collaboration.
Based on the classic book of the same name by Antoine de Saint-Exupery, the fable tells the story of an aviator forced to make an emergency landing in the Sahara Desert. There he is befriended by a young boy from Asteroid B-612. In the days that follow, the pilot hears about his past and various journeys throughout the Solar System. Not until he reaches Earth does the child learn important life lessons.
Directed and produced by Stanley Donen, the film starred Steven Warner in the title role, with Richard Kiley as the aviator. Additional cast members included Bob Fosse (who choreographed his own dance sequence), Gene Wilder, Donna McKechnie, Joss Ackland, and Victor Spinetti. The desert sequences were filmed on location in Tunisia.
A soundtrack album was released by ABC Records (which had recently bought Paramount Records). It is available in CD format on Decca Records.
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- "I Need Air"
- "Be Happy"
- "I'm on Your Side"
- "You're a Child"
- "Little Prince"
- "I Never Met a Rose"
- "Why is the Desert"
- "A Snake in the Grass"
- "Closer and Closer and Closer"
In 1973, Lerner and Loewe recorded the score at the Palm Springs Desert Museum, with Lerner on vocals and Loewe at the piano. It included "Matters Of Consequence," which was cut from the film. It is one of only a few existing recordings of the duo performing together.
John Barry composed the incidental score.
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