Stanley Kubrick Napoleon film what if Napoleon film
by Capucine · old hollywood: Stanley Kubrick
Stanley Kubrick's planned film about Napoleon is considered one of cinema's biggest "what ifs." Kubrick dedicated years to researching Napoleon's life, scouted European locations, and intended to employ tens of thousands of actual soldiers. The project was ultimately abandoned following the underperformance of the 1970 film Waterloo.
Transcript (en)
The End May God affirm you on his throne and Christ give you to rule with him in his eternal kingdom. I found the crown of France in the gutter. I picked it up with the tip of my sword and cleaned it. And placed it atop my own head. The most glorious, the most august Napoleon, Emperor of the French, is crowned and enthroned. Long live the Emperor! Long live the Emperor! Long live the Emperor! The sky and moon will come to the sea. Night, he'll die, he'll die, he'll die, he'll die,
