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Spielberg revives Kubrick's Napoleon

Paris - Regarded by many critics and viewers alike as perhaps the foremost cinematic auteur of the 20th century, Stanley Kubrick's legendary and problematic version of the biography of Napoleon Bonaparte is being prepared as a TV mini-series by Steven Spielberg.

In the Media by Richard Mccallum

Napoleon: 'I will blow up the Kremlin on the 22nd at 3 a.m.'

So says a coded letter written by Napoleon Bonaparte during his ill-fated Russian campaign. The letter is up for auction at Fontainebleau, near Paris next month and it's expected to fetch between €10,000 and €15,000 (($13,000-$20,000) at auction.

In the Media by Robert Myles

Rare Napoleon Bonaparte letter sold at auction for $400,000

Paris - A rare letter penned by Napoleon Bonaparte in English has been sold at a French auction for $400,000. The letter is dated 9 March 1816.

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George Washington voted Britain's greatest military enemy

Voters in a British contest named George Washington enemy number one followed by Ireland's Michael Collins, France's Napoleon, German Marshall Rommel and Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, founder of modern Turkey.

In the Media by Steffan Ileman - 2 comments

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