The Little prince

United States, 1979

Film
Please note

Sorry, we don't have images or video for this item.

A claymation version of Antoine de Saint-Exupery’s story about a little prince who leaves his tiny planet in search of friends. He eventually reaches Earth, where a fox teaches him the secret of responsibility. References to well known paintings and imaginative animation techniques are employed throughout this film. Narrated by Cliff Robertson.

Content notification

Our collection comprises over 40,000 moving image works, acquired and catalogued between the 1940s and early 2000s. As a result, some items may reflect outdated, offensive and possibly harmful views and opinions. ACMI is working to identify and redress such usages.

Learn more about our collection and our collection policy here. If you come across harmful content on our website that you would like to report, let us know.

How to watch

This work has not been digitised and is currently unavailable to view online. It may be possible for approved reseachers to view onsite at ACMI.

Learn more about accessing our collection

Collection

In ACMI's collection

Credits

producer/director

Will Vinton

production company

Billy Budd Films

Will Vinton Productions

Duration

00:28:00:00

Production places
United States
Production dates
1979

Collection metadata

Please note: this archive is an ongoing body of work. Sometimes the credit information (director, year etc) isn’t available so these fields may be left blank; we are progressively filling these in with further research.

Cite this work on Wikipedia

If you would like to cite this item, please use the following template: {{cite web |url=https://acmi.net.au/works/75619--the-little-prince/ |title=The Little prince |author=Australian Centre for the Moving Image |access-date=26 April 2024 |publisher=Australian Centre for the Moving Image}}