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"The Little Prince"
1943 novel by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
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"All grown-ups were children, but few of them remember." — Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
"It is only with the heart that one can see rightly; what is essential is invisible to the eyes."
"On ne voit bien qu'avec le cœur. L'essentiel est invisible pour les yeux."
"Toutes les grandes personnes ont un jour été des enfants, mais peu d'entre elles s'en souviennent."
Synopsis
official 'The Little Prince' websites [est. 1997] based in France:
in English •
in French •
in German
'The Little Prince' entry at Wikipedia
'Le Petit Prince' entry at Wikipedia France
The Original Book
"The Little Prince (Le Petit Prince)" [1943] by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry [1900-44]
novel entry at Wikipedia
read free online etexts at Internet Archive
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http://www.amazon.com/Little-Prince-Deluxe-Antoine-Saint-Exupery/dp/B00E84NJTI/
"The Little Prince For Grownups [6/2012] by Roberto Lima Netto & Juliana Lima Netto
http://www.amazon.com/Little-Prince-Grownups-Roberto-Netto-ebook/dp/B008FM2LCK/
Foreign-language Versions
http://www.amazon.com/Dr-Klein-Prinz-Prince-Alsatian/dp/2863391100/
http://www.amazon.com/El-principito-Spanish-Antoine-Saint-Exup%C3%A9ry/dp/0156013924/
http://www.amazon.com/gl%C3%A4%C3%A4n-Brins-Saarl%C3%A4ndisch-Antoine-Saint-Exupery/dp/3933575540/
http://www.amazon.com/Il-Piccolo-Principe-Antoine-Saint-Exup%C3%A9ry/dp/8845272184/
http://www.amazon.com/Kis-Herceg-Little-Prince-Hungarian/dp/9631174670/
http://www.amazon.com/Lille-Prinsen-Principito-Texto-sueco/dp/9129409217/
http://www.amazon.com/Little-Prince-Bilingual-Classics-English-Chinese-ebook/dp/B006Q4X7BS/
http://www.amazon.com/Little-Prince-English-Bilingual-Saint-Exup%C3%A9ry/dp/7801089340/
http://www.amazon.com/Little-Prince-Korean-Antoine-Saint-Exup%C3%A9ry/dp/B00BSGJCMC/
http://www.amazon.com/Little-Prince-Korean-English-French/dp/8956391572/
http://www.amazon.com/Maly-Ksiaze-Little-Prince-Polish/dp/8321109640/
http://www.amazon.com/O-Principezinho-Antoine-Saint-Exup%C3%A9ry/dp/9722341278/ portuguese popup
http://www.amazon.com/pequeno-principe-Spanish-Antoine-Exupery/dp/9974801109/
http://www.amazon.com/Petit-Prince-Exclusive-Taiwanese-Chinese/dp/B00F5KS1V0/
http://www.amazon.com/Piccolo-Principe-Italian-Little-Prince/dp/0785931872/
http://www.amazon.com/Princ-Prince-Slovene-Antoine-Saint-Exup%C3%A9ry/dp/8611153944/
http://www.amazon.com/Prinssi-Prince-Finnish-Antoine-Saint-Exup%C3%A9ry/dp/951006985X/
http://www.amazon.com/Regulus-Antoine-Saint-Exup%C3%A9ry/dp/3538073147/ = latin
http://www.amazon.com/x41C-x430-x43B-x435-Russian-ebook/dp/B00HVNLA5I/
Other Books
 | "The Little Prince" graphic novel [ages 10-12; 2010] Illustrated by Joann Sfar, adapted from the book by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry H.M.H. Books for Young Readers 9¼x7 hardcover [4/2013] for $9.48 H.M.H. Books for Young Readers 9¼x7 hardcover [10/2010] for $16.04 H.M.H. Books for Young Readers 9½x7½ hardcover [10/2010] out of print/60+ used Gallimard Jeunesse French-language 7½x5½ pb [10/2011] import-new-used Gallimard Jeunesse French-language 12½x9¼ hardcover [9/2008] for $53.95 |
http://www.amazon.com/kleine-Prinz-Antoine-Saint-Exupery/dp/3551777950/
"La belle histoire du Petit Prince (French Edition)" [4/2013] by Antoine de Saint-Exupery & Gallimard
http://www.amazon.com/belle-histoire-Petit-Prince-French/dp/2070141209/
"Le Petit Prince Album (French Edition)" [6/2015] by Antoine de Saint-Exupery & Gallimard
http://www.amazon.com/Petit-Prince-Album-French/dp/2070667944/
"The Little Prince Deluxe Pop-Up Book (with audio)" [DUE Nov 2015] 
http://www.amazon.com/Little-Prince-Deluxe-Pop-Up-audio/dp/0544656490/
http://www.amazon.com/petit-prince--livre-popup-French/dp/2070696049/
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"The Planet of Wind (The Little Prince comic book #1)" [8/2012] by Guillaume Dorison
http://www.amazon.com/Planet-Wind-01-Little-Prince/dp/0822594226/
"The Planet of The Firebird (The Little Prince comic book #2)" [11/2013] by Julien Magnat
http://www.amazon.com/02-Planet-Firebird-Little-Prince-ebook/dp/B00GIRTDG6/
"The Planet of Music (The Little Prince comic book #3)" [8/2012] by Clélia Constantine
http://www.amazon.com/Planet-Music-Little-Prince/dp/0822594242/
"The Planet of Jade (The Little Prince comic book #4)" [8/2012] by Guillaume Dorison
http://www.amazon.com/Planet-Jade-Little-Prince/dp/1467702633/
"The Planet of Tear-Eaters (The Little Prince comic book #13)" [2014 by Delphine Dubos and Élyum Studio
http://www.amazon.com/Planet-Grand-Buffoon-Little-Prince-ebook/dp/B00HNXC168/
"The Planet of The Grand Buffoon: (The Little Prince comic book #13)" [2014] by Matteo Cerami and Vincenzo Cerami
http://www.amazon.com/Planet-Grand-Buffoon-Little-Prince-ebook/dp/B00HNXC168/
"The Planet of Gehom (The Little Prince comic book #16)" [2014] by Thierry Gaudin
http://www.amazon.com/Planet-Gehom-Little-Prince/dp/1467721808/
"The Planet of The Cublix (The Little Prince comic book #19)" [8/2014] by Diane Morel and Maud Loisillier
http://www.amazon.com/Little-Prince-19-Planet-Cublix/dp/1467744638/
"The Planet of Okidians (The Little Prince comic book #21)" [2015] by Christel Gonnard & Thierry Gaudin
http://www.amazon.com/21-Planet-Okidians-Little-Prince-ebook/dp/B00SG5YS7M/
"The Planet of Ashkabaar (The Little Prince comic book #22)" [2015] by Christel Gonnard & Héloïse Cappoccia
http://www.amazon.com/22-Planet-Ashkabaar-Little-Prince-ebook/dp/B00SG5YS5E/
The Author
aviator & author Antoine de Saint-Exupéry [1900-44]
IMDb credits as writer •
IMDb credits as character •
Saint-Exupéry entry at Wikipedia
browse the Saint-Exupéry Store at Amazon •
Saint-Exupéry Society official website
Spirit of America Bookstore's
Antoine & Consuelo de Saint-Exupéry Page
wife Consuelo Suncin Sandoval de Gómez Zeceña de Saint-Exupéry [1901-79]
from El Salvador - married 1931, widowed 1944
entry at Wikipedia •
nephew's Consuelo de Saint-Exupéry fansite
Movies & Television
"Der Kleine Prinz" TV movie [1954] /tt0300082/
"De Kleine Prins" TV movie [1960] /tt0293329/
"Le Petit Prince" TV movie [1965] /tt0337013/
"Malenkiy Prints" [1966] (novel) /tt0234182/
"Der Kleine Prinz" color TV show [East Germany DFF-TV 1966] /tt0060595/
"The Little Prince" musical [1974] directed by Stanley Donen /tt0071762/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Little_Prince_(1974_film)
http://www.amazon.com/Little-Prince-Richard-Kiley/dp/B0001AW07U/
 | "Hoshi no Ojisama Puchi Puransu" anime TV series [Asahi-TV Japan 1978-79] 39 Japanese-language half-hour episodes produced, 35 episodes aired on Asahi Network TV from July 1978 to March 1979, 39 episodes released on video • Co-directed by Takeyuki Kanda, co-directed by Kôji Yamazaki, and co-written & co-directed by Yoshikazu Yasuhiko; narrated by Masaaki Yajima, featuring voices of Taiki Matsuno & Keiko Yokozawa VHS/DVD/Blu-ray not available • series credits at IMDb "The Adventures of The Little Prince" cartoon TV series [Nickelodeon Network 1985-89] 26 episodes dubbed into English and broadcast in USA in 1985 and rerun from June 1985 to December 1989; only 18 of the 26 episodes appear to be available on DVD (2015). • Featured English-language voice actors include Christa Häussler & Julie McWhirter & Katie Leigh {as The Little Prince}, and Julie Dees, Hal Smith, Janet Waldo, Walker Edmiston, Robert Ridgely series credits at IMDb • series entry at Wikipedia |
"The Adventures of The Little Prince: The Complete Animated Series" [9/2005]
26 half-hour episodes on 4 disks from Koch Vision = SOLD OUT [9/2005]
http://www.amazon.com/Adventures-Little-Prince-Complete-Animated/dp/B000A0D1N8/
"The Adventures of The Little Prince: Somewhere In Space" [2005] 3 episodes
http://www.amazon.com/Adventures-Little-Prince-Somewhere-Space/dp/B000A0D1NS/
"The Adventures of The Little Prince: Higher Than Eagles Fly" [2005] 3 episodes
http://www.amazon.com/Adventures-Little-Prince-Higher-Eagles/dp/B000A0D1NI/
"The Adventures of The Little Prince: The Greatest Gift" [2006] 3 episodes
with "Too Big For This World" and "The Winning Ride"
http://www.amazon.com/Adventures-Little-Prince-Greatest-Gift/dp/B000IHYXJY/
"The Adventures of The Little Prince: The Magic Case" [2006] 3 episodes
with "To Be A Man" and "Always Listen To A Fox"
http://www.amazon.com/Adventures-Little-Prince-Magic-Case/dp/B000IHYXKI/
"The Adventures of The Little Prince: The Star Gazer" [2006] 3 episodes
with "Last Voyage of The Rose" and "The Chimney Sweep"
http://www.amazon.com/Adventures-Little-Prince-Star-Gazer/dp/B000E3L7GY/
"The Adventures of The Little Prince: The Perfect Planet" [4/2006] 3 episodes
with "Visit To Another Planet" and "The Wolf Pack"
http://www.amazon.com/Adventures-Little-Prince-Perfect-Planet/dp/B000E3L7GO/
"The Adventures of The Little Prince" unspecified half-hour episode on 6/1989 VHS for $9.95
http://www.amazon.com/Adventures-Little-Prince-Walker-Edmiston/dp/6300157628/
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"The Little Prince" animated TV series on VHS [released June 1989]
Several episodes were released on VHS by Children's Video Library (div of Vestron) circa 1986; Vestron went bankrupt and the library was purchased in 1991 by LIVE Entertainment, which sold to Artisan Entertainment in 1992, and to LionsGate in 2003; these six tapes show as being from 48 minutes to 60 minutes each. "Adventures . ." blue cover [1989] includes "Somewhere In Space" and "A Small Alien" LionsGate color VHS [6/89] for $9.95 "The Little Prince: Back To Earth" seagull/beach cover [1989] LionsGate color VHS [6/89] out of prodn/used "The Little Prince: Far Out Adventures On Far Off Planets" brown cover [1989] LionsGate color VHS [6/89] for $9.95 "The Little Prince: For The Love of Animals" wolf cover [1989] LionsGate color VHS [6/89] out of prodn/used "The Little Prince: Next Stop Planet Earth" shooting star cover [1989] LionsGate color VHS [6/89] out of prodn/used "The Little Prince: Tales of The Sea" boat & waves cover [1989] LionsGate color VHS [6/89] out of prodn/used |
"The Little Prince" Claymation short film [1979]
 | Abridged version: the Little Prince asks questions of the Universe. Co-produced & directed by Will Vinton; adapted by Susan Shadburne; narrated by Cliff Robertson; featuring voices of Michele Mariana, Dal McKennon, Nell Suza, Todd Oleson, Bob Griggs, Tim Conner, John Morrison & Russ Fast
27-minute Billy Budd Films color DVD [1/79] for $27.41 Will Vinton Studio color VHS [1987] for $7.77 Will Vinton Studio color VHS [1987] out of prodn/used full credits at IMDb • Will Vinton entry at Wikipedia |
"Le Petit Prince" TV series [1990] /tt0279583/
"Le Petit Prince" [1990] /tt0378558/
"Der Kleine Prinz" TV movie [1990] /tt0343936/
"The Little Prince" animated short film [1991]
 | Distributor on cover is UAV Animation Classics; the Amazon reviews do not match; A.F.W. is out of business; information here is speculative (i.e. educated guessing) • credits not found at IMDb 45-minute Allumination FilmWorks color VHS [8/2001] for $5.49 |
"Once..." short [2004] () /tt1954707/
"The Little Prince" [2004] /tt0438166/
episode of Great Performances (TV Series)
"A Kis Herceg" TV movie [2005] /tt0477742/
"The Little Prince" TV series [2010-2013] /tt1865800/
50 episodes featuring voices of Gabriel Bismuth Bienaimé, Franck Capillery, Guillaume Gallienne & Marie Gillain
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Little_Prince_(2010_TV_series)
http://www.thelittleprince.com/tv-serie/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IFwb0bo0faw teaser 0:34
"Der Kleine Prinz" [M.V.P. Germany Jan 2015] /tt3848668/
Directed by & starring Anja Pirling
"The Little Prince (Le Petit Prince)" animated feature film
[Paramount France July 2015, USA 'coming soon']
  | Computer-animated fantasy film; a young French schoolgirl who is over-scheduled by her mother discovers that an elderly aviator is living next door . . . The film premiered at the Cannes Film Festival in May 2015 followed by theatrical release in France by Paramount Pictures in July 2015, becoming the most successful French animated film of all time; Paramount cancelled March 2016 U.S. distribution and sold the rights to Netflix, who will release a 3-D theatrical version in August 2016.
Co-produced, co-written & directed by Mark Osborne; co-written by Irena Brignull & Bob Persichetti; featuring voices of Mackenzie Foy, Jeff Bridges, Riley Osborne, Rachel McAdams, Paul Rudd, James Franco, Marion Cotillard {as The Rose}, Benicio Del Toro, Paul Giamatti, Ricky Gervais, Albert Brooks, Bud Cort, Marcel Bridges, Jacquie Barnbrook & Jeffy Branion
DVD/Blu-ray not yet available full credits at IMDb • official movie sites: French-language & Netflix • movie entry at Wikipedia watch official trailers at YouTube: 2/2015 trailer [1:26] • 4/2015 trailer [2:33] watch 4/2015 official English-language trailer [2:33] at YouTube watch 5/2016 English-language Netflix trailer [1:52] at YouTube |
Stage Works
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"The Little Prince and The Aviator" musical theatre adaptation [1981]
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Little_Prince_and_the_Aviator
http://www.ibdb.com/production.php?id=4153
Alvin Theatre
First Preview:Dec 26, 1981
Total Previews:16
Never Officially Opened
Book by Hugh Wheeler; Music by John Barry; Lyrics by Don Black; Musical Director: David Friedman; Music orchestrated by Don Walker; Dance arrangements by Grant Sturiale
Directed by Jerry Adler; Choreographed by Billy Wilson
Michael York as Toni
Anthony Rapp as Little Prince
Janet Eilber as Rose
Setting: Sahara Desert, Paris, and Asteroid B6-12 during the years 1911-1928
"Der Kleine Prinz" stageplay [Germany 1998]
 | performance by student actors at the Puppentheater der Stadt in Dresden |
"The Little Prince" musical stageplay adaptation [pre-2000]
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Little_Prince_(play)
"The Little Prince: A Magical Opera" [5/2003]
an opera in two acts by Rachel Portman to an English libretto by Nicholas Wright
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Little_Prince_(opera)
"Rachel Portman - The Little Prince" [2005] DVD $9.99
http://www.amazon.com/Rachel-Portman-Garrett-McManners-Zambello/dp/B0007TFH3O/
"The Little Prince" stageplay [Nov 2006]
Round House Theatre makes the latest attempt in a highly theatrical adaptation by Rick Cummins and John Scoullar, directed by Eric Ting, that is precious and twee in the first act before gaining a certain sorrowful majesty in the second.
Aviator (Craig Wallace)
the Little Prince (Jamie Klassel)
WHERE: Round House Theatre Bethesda, 4545 East-West Highway
http://www.roundhousetheatre.org/meet-us/
Round House Theatre [est. 1977]
4545 East-West Highway
Bethesda, MD 20814
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"Der Kleine Prinz" [Austria 2010]
A 'blacklight' (ultraviolet) production of "Der Kleine Prinz" was staged at the Schwarzes Theater in Innsbruck, Tyrol, Austria; a blacklight trailer was uploaded to YouTube in November 2010 watch 11/2010 official trailer [2:37] online at YouTube |
"Le Petit Prince: Poesie, Musique et Danse" [2010]
'spectacle performance' staged at the Avignon Opera Theatre in July 2010 & May 2011, at Reims in October 2010;
creator, stage director & narrator Sonia Petrovna; original score by Laurent Petitgirard, music director Aurore Marchand;
choreography by Eric Belaud; 'La Rose' credited to Georges Prunier •
official show website •
official promo video
"Der Kleine Prinz" video release [Germany 2011]
 | The stageplay was produced in December 2004 at Drehbühne (The Revolving Stage) at Admirals Palast in Berlin, Germany; they went on tour in Europe in 2005; the play was staged again in 2011 and filmed (with enhancements) and released as a 90-minute DVD. Directed by & starring Lorenz Christian Köhler {as The Pilot}; also starring Nanda Ben Chaabane {as The Prince}, Bruno Ganz, Dieter Mann, Armin Rohde, Florian Lukas, Michael Mendl, Horst Krause, with Die Rose and other characters portrayed by puppets and marionettes
Region 1 DVD not available • bare credits at IMDb watch 9/2011 official Drehbühne Berlin long trailer [3:10] online at YouTube watch 11/2014 official Drehbühne Berlin short trailer [0:42] online at YouTube |
"Le Petit Prince: Un Ballet Multidimentional" [2015]
performed by the Winter Palace St. Petersburg Ballet, artistic director Nataya Kitsikava; French choreographer François Mauduit;
world premiere at the Grand Théâtre d’Albi in France in July 2015 •
official show website
Other Media
Wikipedia's listing of The Little Prince story adapted into various media
La Boutique du Petit Prince à Paris (The Little Prince Shop in Paris) [est. 2008]
57 Boulevard Arago, 75013 Paris France
watch 5/2012 promotional video [5:29] on YouTube
The Little Prince Online Store [est. 2008] based in France
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The Little Prince Theme Park [opened July 2014] 'Because all grown-ups were children first' The First Aerial Park In The World located in Ungersheim, Alsace, France - near the German border open July 1st thru November 1st and December 5th thru January 3rd watch 9/2014 official promo video [2:01] online at YouTube |
official YouTube channel
http://www.thelittleprince.com/Little-Prince-YouTube-channel/
http://www.youtube.com/user/lepetitprincetv [est. 8/2009]
2/2011 "The Little Prince" video by Ashley Trogdon [4:30] at YouTube
toys and games
http://www.amazon.com/The-Little-Prince-Make-Planet/dp/B00BXL6LO4/
http://www.amazon.com/The-Little-Prince-Fox-Soft/dp/B00BU1JXME/
"The Little Prince Starter Stencils" [1/2014]
http://www.amazon.com/Little-Prince-Starter-Stencils/dp/B00YGA0PVO/
Image Gallery
L i n k s
luxury/small Hotel Der Kleine Prinz, Lichtentaler Strasse 36 in Baden-Baden, Germany
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