Product Description

Based on the classic story by Antoine de Sainte-Exupery

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #39754 in DVD
• Released on: 1979-01-08
• Rating: NR (Not Rated)
• Aspect ratio: 1.33:1
• Formats: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD, NTSC
• Original language: English
• Number of discs: 1
• Running time: 27 minutes

Customer Reviews

Brilliant adaptation with surrealist undertones
This trippy claymation adaptation of Antoine de Saint-Exupery's classic tale of The Little Prince is both stunning to watch and emotionally memorable. The narration by Cliff Robertson helps keep the story going, and since most of his dialouge is straight from the book, it provides the insights and intricacies of the human heart that can never be perfectly transferred to the screen.

The way that this adaptation makes use of color and sound could only be from the 70s, and while this is clearly a children's short film, adults can enjoy it too. Much of it even seems specifically made for those viewers who may be in an altered state of some sorts.

For those who like the book, this is a great transfer to screen, entirely unpretentious and childlike in it's presentation, in the same way the book is.

10 stars
one of the most amazing things ever produced by Man. love it. i have wanted it ever since I first saw it, and now I have it. yeah!!! :))

Amazing images while still staying true to the story.
I saw this when it first came out over 20 years ago and I have been looking for it for quite a while. Although the film is a short it follows the story fairly accurately. It is more than amazing claymation, the backgrounds are equally amazing with swirling patterns in pastels, acrylics and water colors. This story is truly delightful, important and heart-wrenching. Do not simply dismiss this as a simple children's tale, adults need this more than most kids.