 It is said that Stanley Kubrick (qv) made this movie because of  the failure of _Waterloo (1970/I)_ (qv). After he completed  _2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)_ (qv), he had planned to film a movie  about Napoleons life. After many years of research, he sent  location scouts to various Eastern European locations, and even had  an agreement with the Yugoslav army to supply troops for the vast  battle scenes. However, after "Waterloo" tanked, Kubricks financial  backers pulled out. He thus decided to adapt the American version of  "Clockwork", which had been given to him by Terry Southern (qv)  (co