Directed by:
Stanley DonenScreenplay:
Alan Jay LernerCinematography:
Christopher ChallisCast:
Steven Warner, Bob Fosse, Gene Wilder, Joss Ackland, Clive Revill, Victor Spinetti, Richard Kiley, Graham Crowden, Peggy Ann CliffordVOD (3)
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Based on the children's fantasy by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry 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. (official distributor synopsis)
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Exupéry's novel is a small literary miracle, full of profound ideas, and although this movie cannot convey all the depth of the work, it is a successful adaptation. Translated into musical form, the film combines singing performances with some good effect sequences (the prince's planet) and one dance number by Snake, performed by film legend Bob Fosse, the creator of Cabaret and my beloved All That Jazz. Overall, this is not a cinematic miracle, but an earnest adaptation of a brilliant literary work that has, for some reason, escaped the greater interest of filmmakers.
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