classic book of the same name by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, the fable tells the story of an aviator forced to make an emergency landing in the Sahara Desert. There he is befriended by a young boy, the Little Prince, who had descended to Earth from Asteroid B-612. In the days that follow, The Pilot hears about his past and various journeys throughout the Solar System. As he travels through space, the Little Prince encounters several strange grown-ups on different planetoids, all with a skewed or curious way of looking at life. But it is not until he finally reaches Earth, that the Little Prince learns his most important life lessons of all, mainly from The Fox, and The Snake. Before the Little Prince dies, he shares those lessons with The Pilot. Although The Pilot tries to keep the Little Prince alive, the boy disappears in the morning and The Pilot searches for him in the desert but gives up after realizing that the Little Prince never existed. Soon The Pilot is able to start his plane and flies away but hears the laughter of the Little Prince in the starry night; he believes the boy has returned to space. Cast Steven Warner as The Little Prince Richard Kiley as The Pilot Bob Fosse as The Snake Gene Wilder as The Fox Donna McKechnie as The Rose Joss Ackland as The King Graham Crowden as The General Victor Spinetti as The Historian Clive Revill as The Businessman Richard Burton was actively pursued for the role of The Pilot. Burton had had a huge success on Broadway with Lerner and Loewe's musical production Camelot, but turned down the role in The Little Prince. Musical numbers Overture - Orchestra "It's a Hat/I Need Air" - Chorus/The Pilot "I'm on Your Side" - The Pilot "Be Happy" - The Rose "You're a Child, Pt. 1" - The King "You're a Child, Pt. 2" - The Businessman "I Never Met a Rose" - The Pilot "Why Is the Desert" - The Pilot and The Little Prince "A Snake in the Grass" - The Snake "Closer and Closer and Closer" - The Fox and The Little Prince "Little Prince" - The Pilot "Finale: Little Prince" - Chorus Production The film was shot on location in Tunisia. In 1973, Lerner and Loewe recorded the score at the Palm Springs Desert Museum, with Lerner on vocals and Loewe