Ex up é ry ▁in ▁the ▁form ▁of ▁a ▁" t one ▁poem ". ▁The ▁film ▁was ▁directed ▁by ▁An and ▁T ucker ▁and ▁stars ▁Bruno ▁G anz , ▁Mir anda ▁Richard son ▁and ▁Jan et ▁Mc Te er . ▁The ▁screen play ▁was ▁by ▁Frank ▁C ott rell ▁Boy ce , ▁while ▁the ▁writer ' s ▁sons , ▁A idan ▁and ▁Joseph , ▁port rayed ▁the ▁Saint - Ex uper y ▁brothers , ▁Franco is ▁and ▁Antoine , ▁as ▁children . ▁ ▁Plot ▁Antoine ▁de ▁Saint - Ex up é ry ▁( B run o ▁G anz ), ▁growing ▁up ▁in ▁an ▁arist ocr atic ▁French ▁family , ▁cho oses ▁to ▁become ▁a ▁pilot . ▁To ▁the ▁dis may ▁of ▁his ▁family , ▁young ▁Antoine ▁leaves ▁to ▁take ▁a ▁job ▁flying ▁air mail ▁over se as . ▁ ▁Antoine ▁mar ries ▁beautiful ▁Cons uel o ▁( M ir anda ▁Richard son ), ▁and ▁they ▁set ▁up ▁house ▁in ▁Cas ab lan ca . ▁The ▁constant ▁stra in ▁on ▁their ▁marriage ▁from ▁his ▁dangerous ▁fl ights ▁results ▁in ▁Cons uel o ▁leaving ▁and ▁going ▁to ▁Paris . ▁Antoine ▁goes ▁after ▁her , ▁they ▁recon cile , ▁but ▁he ▁ref uses ▁to ▁give ▁up ▁flying ▁even ▁when ▁he ▁is ▁almost ▁killed ▁when ▁he ▁crashes ▁in ▁an ▁attempt ▁to ▁break ▁the ▁Paris - Sa ig on ▁air ▁record . ▁ ▁By ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 9 3 0 s , ▁Antoine ▁becomes ▁a ▁successful ▁air mail ▁pilot ▁flying ▁in ▁Europe , ▁Africa ▁and ▁South ▁America