The Little Prince In an opera version of the famous literature classic, during World War I, an airplane pilot crashes his plane in the Sahara Desert, where he has a very unusual near-death experience. Details Casts Posters Title The Little Prince Release Date 2004-11-27 Runtime 01 Hours 30 Minutes Genres Drama Music Production Companies BBC Production Countries United Kingdom Teddy Tahu Rhodes... The Pilot... Joseph McManners... The Little Prince... Máiréad Carlin... The Rose... Willard White... The King... Lesley Garrett... The Fox... Tom Randle... The Snake... Timothy Robinson... The Lamplighter... Richard Coxon... The Vain Man... Richard Suart... The Businessman... Aled Jones... The Drunkard... Gweneth-Ann Jeffers... The Water... Original Size (940x1410)