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Lot 171
KUBRICK, Stanley (1928-1999). Napoleon. A Screenplay by Stanley Kubrick. [N.p.], September 29th, 1969.
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KUBRICK, Stanley (1928-1999). Napoleon. A Screenplay by Stanley Kubrick. [N.p.], September 29th, 1969. 4to. 186 pp., rectos only. Original brad-bound wrappers. Photocopied pages. AN UNSPECIFIED DRAFT OF KUBRICK'S MONUMENTAL UNPRODUCED FILM ABOUT NAPOLEON.
Sometimes referred to as "The greatest film never made," this script was an epic biographical film of Napoleon, with numerous elaborate and gigantic set-pieces.
Condition
Wrappers toned, worn, torn, with small sticker on front wrapper. Good. Accompanied with a faxed 2-page letter from Jan Harlan (b. 1937), Kubrick's producer and brother-in-law, to Louis Blau, Kubrick's Attorney (fax is dated July 17, 2000, creased).
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From the personal collection of Louis Blau, literary and film attorney for Stanley Kubrick.
