--- product_id: 60749082 title: "Stanley Kubrick's \"Napoleon\". the Greatest Movie Never Made" price: "AR$839831" currency: ARS in_stock: true reviews_count: 13 url: https://www.desertcart.com.ar/products/60749082-stanley-kubricks-napoleon-the-greatest-movie-never-made store_origin: AR region: Argentina --- # Stanley Kubrick's "Napoleon". the Greatest Movie Never Made **Price:** AR$839831 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Stanley Kubrick's "Napoleon". the Greatest Movie Never Made - **How much does it cost?** AR$839831 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.com.ar](https://www.desertcart.com.ar/products/60749082-stanley-kubricks-napoleon-the-greatest-movie-never-made) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description During the post-production of 2001: A Space Odyssey , Stanley Kubrick began working on his next project, a biopic on Napoleon Bonaparte. The dramatic rise and fall of the French emperor made for a great story , but it was his mind that most interested Kubrick , who couldn't grasp how a brilliant tactician could fall victim to his own irrational temptations--and with devastating consequences. While working on the script, Kubrick read every book about Napoleon that he could obtain, consulted with history experts, and amassed a database of research material that was by any standards excessive, including over 30,000 illustrations and location-scouting photos . Costumes were researched and designed, including paper military uniforms (to keep costs down). But as production neared, first M.G.M. and then United Artists got cold feet; historical epics were too risky at the time. Surely they regret it now, but cost of production was, in their opinion, not worth the risk. Kubrick's interest in Napoleon continued throughout the rest of his life, but the budget required to do the film the way he wanted was never realistic . Had he lived until the thousands of soldiers and horses he envisioned in the epic battle scenes could be convincingly rendered by computer, perhaps he would have made Napoleon . Perhaps it would have been his greatest achievement. TASCHEN's 2009 Limited Edition featured ten books--Script, Reference, Notes, Correspondence, Chronology, Production, Text, Costumes, Location Scouting, and Picture File--inside of a carved-out book. This new volume brings all original elements together in one compact volume, including a facsimile of Kubrick's complete screenplay . In over 800 profusely illustrated pages , this collection of goodies contains all the clues to Kubrick's methods, ideas, motivations, questions, intentions, and obsessions--everything you could ever want to know about the project and more. Review: A “Must-Have” for a Kubrick fan - This is so fascinating! This version is around 1,000 pages of multiple books compiled into one volume. It includes essays, research, photos and the 1969 draft of Kubrick’s Napoleon screenplay (which probably would have changed during shooting. This book is not really a “this is what the movie would have been” example, but definitely a testament to the amount of dedication and care that Kubrick put into his films, even ones that never survived pre-production. This was certainly his “White Whale” and a cinema / Kubrick fan can certainly lose themselves in this for hours and hours. It’s not designed to be read front to back; one can jump around as much as they please. Definitely recommend this along with “The Stanley Kubrick Archives” book Review: Great to read informally - I have to say I have never sat down and read this book in the normal way. Instead I tend to read it by browsing through and choosing a particular section and then just enjoying that section. The way it is set up, this kind of periodic enjoyment is perfect, as there are many different sections and each has a distinct topic. In particular I enjoyed the archived correspondence and the technical details of the film planning -- budgets, camera plans, cast logistics. There are relatively few studies of large film productions from this era, so even though this film was never made, the details are fascinating to read. Be warned, this is a huge and heavy book. It is hard to hold on your lap and really needs a horizontal place of honor for storage. I hate to suggest a coffee table but maybe a Napoleonic cabinet would work. ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Best Sellers Rank | #2,952,250 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #421 in Screenplays #535 in Individual Directors #1,710 in Movie Direction & Production | | Customer Reviews | 4.6 out of 5 stars 113 Reviews | ## Images ![Stanley Kubrick's "Napoleon". the Greatest Movie Never Made - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/81vCGLDOheL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ A “Must-Have” for a Kubrick fan *by J***Y on September 27, 2019* This is so fascinating! This version is around 1,000 pages of multiple books compiled into one volume. It includes essays, research, photos and the 1969 draft of Kubrick’s Napoleon screenplay (which probably would have changed during shooting. This book is not really a “this is what the movie would have been” example, but definitely a testament to the amount of dedication and care that Kubrick put into his films, even ones that never survived pre-production. This was certainly his “White Whale” and a cinema / Kubrick fan can certainly lose themselves in this for hours and hours. It’s not designed to be read front to back; one can jump around as much as they please. Definitely recommend this along with “The Stanley Kubrick Archives” book ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Great to read informally *by C***R on January 18, 2015* I have to say I have never sat down and read this book in the normal way. Instead I tend to read it by browsing through and choosing a particular section and then just enjoying that section. The way it is set up, this kind of periodic enjoyment is perfect, as there are many different sections and each has a distinct topic. In particular I enjoyed the archived correspondence and the technical details of the film planning -- budgets, camera plans, cast logistics. There are relatively few studies of large film productions from this era, so even though this film was never made, the details are fascinating to read. Be warned, this is a huge and heavy book. It is hard to hold on your lap and really needs a horizontal place of honor for storage. I hate to suggest a coffee table but maybe a Napoleonic cabinet would work. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Extraordinary *by T***O on April 10, 2010* I'm a Kubrick nut. If you're also a Kubrick nut, you will find NAPOLEON endlessly fascinating -- the literary equivalent of an ten-course meal at a five-star restaurant at the best restaurant you could ever possibly formulate in your imagination. Despite its cost, this publication does not disappoint. And what's fascinating to me is that -- despite NAPOLEON's comprehensiveness, from a "macro" standpoint -- a studious reader garners true, unbridled insight into the quotidian methodology of Kubrick's wholly astringent sensibility. This is thanks to the exhaustively collected (and beautifully reproduced) letters and memos (both from and to Stanley) and -- even more significantly -- the "hand-written annotations" that appear, throughout the material, in Kubrick's own hand. Particularly given the time-frame during which the bulk of this material was created -- in the immediate aftermath, for the most part, of 2001 -- it's fascinating to witness the means by which Stanley was leveraging his success (to ostensibly actuate his dream project), and the extent to which his reach occasionally (and ultimately) exceeded his grasp. Kubrick's insight into the workings of the Hollywood studio system is also on evidence; viz., there's a full draft of the NAPOLEON screenplay included, but the script's (somewhat schematic) side-stepping of the contemplated scope of the more ambitiously contemplated battlefield-centric production sequences (for example : Wellington appears, in the climactic clash, but has nary a line of dialogue) subtly suggests Kubrick's savvy insofar as making the project as financially palatable as possible to Hollywood's powers-that-be. As mentioned by other reviewers, the ancillary "costuming," "production design," and other magnificently-reproduced photographic volumes add immesurably to the experience. I spent a full weekend plumbing this thing, and it was a weekend well spent (and one I look forward to undertaking again, at some point in the future) (as with future viewings of Kubrick's masterpieces). --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.com.ar/products/60749082-stanley-kubricks-napoleon-the-greatest-movie-never-made](https://www.desertcart.com.ar/products/60749082-stanley-kubricks-napoleon-the-greatest-movie-never-made) --- *Product available on Desertcart Argentina* *Store origin: AR* *Last updated: 2026-09-05*