Saint-Ex
Sign in to saveSaint-Ex is a 1996 British television film, which was released as an episode of the BBC Two TV series Bookmark, after its premiere at the London Film Festival. The story documents the life of French author-aviator Antoine de Saint-Exupéry in the form of a "tone poem". The film was directed by Anand Tucker and stars Bruno Ganz, Miranda Richardson and Janet McTeer. The screenplay was by Frank Cottrell Boyce, while the writer's sons, Aidan and Joseph, portrayed the Saint-Exupéry brothers, François and Antoine, as children.
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4.3Poetic biography of author Antoine de Saint-Exupéry.
Released: 1996-11-1782 minDir: Anand TuckerFantasy, Drama
Cast
- Bruno Ganz as Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
- Miranda Richardson as Consuelo de Saint-Exupéry
- Janet McTeer as Genevieve de Ville-Franche
- Ken Stott as Prevot
- Katrin Cartlidge as Gabrielle de Saint-Exupéry
- Eleanor Bron as Marie de Saint-Expery
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Key dates
- Published
- 1996
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- biographical film
- Country of origin
- United Kingdom
- Original language
- English language
- Main subject
- aviation
- Director
- Anand Tucker
- Cast member
- Hannah Taylor-Gordon
- Composer
- Barrington Pheloung
- Producer
- Jake Lloyd
- Duration
- +82
Article
8 sectionsContents
- Plot
- Cast
- Production
- Reception
- References
- Notes
- Bibliography
- External links
Saint-Ex is a 1996 British television film, which was released as an episode of the BBC Two TV series Bookmark, after its premiere at the London Film Festival. The story documents the life of French author-aviator Antoine de Saint-Exupéry in the form of a "tone poem". The film was directed by Anand Tucker and stars Bruno Ganz, Miranda Richardson and Janet McTeer. The screenplay was by Frank Cottrell Boyce, while the writer's sons, Aidan and Joseph, portrayed the Saint-Exupéry brothers, François and Antoine, as children.
==Plot== Antoine de Saint-Exupéry (Bruno Ganz), growing up in an aristocratic French family, chooses to become a pilot. To the dismay of his family, young Antoine leaves to take a job flying airmail overseas.