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Saint-ex (Original title)
Date: 25 December 1996 (Television)

Country: United Kingdom

Director: Anand Tucker

Synopsis: Biopic about French aviator and author Antoine de Saint-Exupery.Synopsis: Dramatised profile of the author and aviator Antoine de Sainte-Exupery which deals with his tempestuous realtionship with his wife and how the death of his younger brother influenced the writing of `The Little Prince'. The dramatisation is interspersed with interviews featuring relatives and friends.

Genres:
Biopic, Drama-documentary

Subject:
Literature

Series title:

TV Transmissions
Date: 25 December 1996Broadcast channel: BBC2Country: United KingdomTransmission time: 21:40-23:00Runtime: 85 mins Network - Language: English - Colour - Sound - Dolby

Credits (15)
[Subject of Film]: Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, Production Company: BBC Films, Production Company: Majestic Films, Production Company: Oxford Film Company, Executive Producer: Andy Paterson, Executive Producer: Nicholas Kent, Executive Producer: Roland Keating, Producer: Jake Lloyd, Series Editor: Roland Keating, Screenplay: Frank Cottrell-Boyce, Director of Photography: David Johnson, French Locations/Documentary Sequences: Gavin Finney, Editor: Peter Webber, Music: Barrington Pheloung
Cast (16)
Bruno Ganz (Antoine de Saint-Exupery), Miranda Richardson (Consuelo), Janet McTeer (Genevieve de Ville-Franche), Ken Stott (Prevot), Eleanor Bron (Marie de Saint-Exupery), Katrin Cartlidge (Gabrielle), Bríd Brennan (Simone), Karl Johnson (Didier), Daniel Craig (Guillaumet), Dominic Rowan (Aeropostale clerk), Anna Calder-Marshall (Moisy), Aidan Cottrell Boyce (Young Antoine), Joe Cottrell Boyce (François), Alex Kingston (Chic party guest), Lucy Abigale Kent (Young Simone), Hannah Taylor-Gordon (Young Gabrielle)