Stanley Kubrick's Napoleon ... the greatest movie never made?
Well, now that Scott's Napoleon has come and gone, and with Spielberg working on a seven-part Napoleon miniseries for HBO, I thought it was worth taking another look at the old Kubrick script.
Back in 1968, after completion of "2001: A Space Odyssey", Stanley Kubrick turned to the story of Napoleon with the intent of turning it into a monumental historical costume drama. It never happened - but the script exists and it's definitely worth reading.
Ridley Scott’s Napoleon, starring Joaquin Phoenix, has made, frankly, a minor splash. Appreciated …
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