The Tragedy of Stanley Kubrick's Napoleon

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Stanley Kubrick’s Napoleon film was the greatest movie never made. This is its story.
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Napoleon Bonaparte, the historical subject of the Ridley Scott directed movie starring Joaquin Phoenix and Vanessa Kirby, was a human powerhouse who inspired tens of film adaptations.
For four years, Stanley Kubrick attempted to make his own Napoleon movie.
He developed NASA-grade lenses, hired 20 Oxford assistants and secured thousands of Romanian troops, but the movie failed.
Stanley Kubrick gave director Ridley Scott footage from The Shining to use on Blade Runner, but he never gave up his script or research for Napoleon.
This inspired Alison Castle to write her book ‘Stanley Kubrick's Napoleon: The Greatest Movie Never Made’, from which this behind the scenes video draws much of its inspiration. This book chronicles the way Kubrick’s failed Napoleon movie eventually led to Barry Lyndon.
Other Stanley Kubrick movies include The Shining, Full Metal Jacket, Eyes Wide Shut, A Clockwork Orange and 2001: A Space Odyssey.
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  • @Northman1963
    @Northman19636 ай бұрын

    What a shame. Would have been a fantastic movie, a classic.

  • @skylar9127
    @skylar91277 ай бұрын

    well written and edited, great video!

  • @CreatorsMZ

    @CreatorsMZ

    7 ай бұрын

    Ayy, thank you!

  • @user-wz6ju1ii7w
    @user-wz6ju1ii7w6 ай бұрын

    that on 2:39 is Enver Hoxha an Albanian dictator not a Romanian. Great video btw

  • @downhill2629
    @downhill26292 ай бұрын

    This editing style is so jarring

  • @JayvH
    @JayvH6 ай бұрын

    I hope Spielberg will make a great series with Kubrick's material.

  • @factchick6778
    @factchick67787 ай бұрын

    Great video. One small correction - the Soviets did not release Waterloo but War & Peace (I assume you're talking about Bondarchuk's film)

  • @pbj1984
    @pbj19845 ай бұрын

    Another excellent thesis, well-developed with great use of clips and other visuals -- well done!

  • @thevisualvantage
    @thevisualvantage6 ай бұрын

    So interesting and such a great essay! Keep up the great work.

  • @CreatorsMZ

    @CreatorsMZ

    6 ай бұрын

    Thank you!

  • @Thatguy57364
    @Thatguy573646 ай бұрын

    Only 685 subs? Your quality feels like you have like 240k

  • @CreatorsMZ

    @CreatorsMZ

    6 ай бұрын

    Thank you sir!

  • @Michael_Drew_Eames
    @Michael_Drew_Eames7 ай бұрын

    Great video!

  • @CreatorsMZ

    @CreatorsMZ

    7 ай бұрын

    Cheers!!

  • @BillyraycyrusIII
    @BillyraycyrusIII7 ай бұрын

    Sounded epic, wish they did.

  • @Ma1q444
    @Ma1q4445 ай бұрын

    Instead we got Ridley Scott smh

  • @SandyRiverBlue
    @SandyRiverBlue6 ай бұрын

    49 year old actor playing a 24 year old general, maybe?

  • @plasticweapon

    @plasticweapon

    3 ай бұрын

    maybe. probably not.

  • @mybullacount
    @mybullacount7 ай бұрын

    So good

  • @sinividilium
    @sinividilium5 ай бұрын

    Dune by Jodorowsky tho

  • @teenogo6064
    @teenogo60646 ай бұрын

    Napoleon by Ridley was crap. Terrible movie. Just pure crap. Worst actor for Napoleon ever. Boring. Jumps all over the place. Historically wrong in every scene. Anti French, anti Napoleon. Ridley blew this big time. It should have been called Josephine and the Incel. Hated it. Very disappointing. The horses acted good. Joaquin was absolutely terrible as Napoleon. Kept the same boring face the whole movie. He mumbled and whispered all his stupid lines. $200 million? good grief. Watch the 1970 Waterloo movie to see what a great movie looks like and great acting. This Ridley Scott movie is the worse movie I've seen in 20 years. Boring crap. History be dammed Ridley eh?

  • @avalle4493

    @avalle4493

    6 ай бұрын

    100% agree. The movie is shit not only as a historical movie but as entertainment.

  • @TheSuperappelflap

    @TheSuperappelflap

    19 күн бұрын

    I like Joaquin Phoenix in every other movie, I mean the guy can clearly act, and even has acted well with Scott directing before, granted that was over 20 years ago, but its proof. It must have been Scott forcing him to pull such a terrible performance. The man has been a hack for a few years now. Someone should make a petition that directors should retire when they get to their 70s or something. The man was born in 1937. He'll be turning 90 in a few years. Someone should stop him from screwing up his legacy even more. He's working on Gladiator 2 now. I dont have high hopes.

  • @thomsboys77

    @thomsboys77

    Күн бұрын

    I think most people are anti-French 😂

  • @hylianbatman3153
    @hylianbatman31536 ай бұрын

    This is a neat channel