BATTLE OF MONTE CASSINO---Stanley Kubrick's personal assistant and friend, Emilio D'Alessandro, said Kubrick wanted to make a movie about the infamous World War II Battle of Monte Cassino before his death. In his book, STANLEY KUBRICK: THIRTY YEARS AT HIS SIDE, D'Alessandro, who was born in Cassino, italy, said, “He asked me to get hold of things … like newspaper cuttings and find out the distance from the airport, train stations. He had a friend who actually bombarded Monte Cassino during the war … It is horrible to remember those days. Everything was completely destroyed.”
Co-author Filippo Ulivieri added, “Kubrick wanted to know about the bombing, the destruction of Emilio’s family house, the chocolate he received from US soldiers. He also found an abandoned airport near Cassino and asked Emilio about accommodation, supposedly for cast and crew.”
D'Alessandro said Kubrick also wanted to make a Pinocchio movie, "He wanted to make it in his own way because so many Pinocchios have been made. He wanted to do something really big … He said: ‘It would very nice if I could make children laugh and feel happy by making this Pinocchio.’”
Co-author Filippo Ulivieri added, “Kubrick wanted to know about the bombing, the destruction of Emilio’s family house, the chocolate he received from US soldiers. He also found an abandoned airport near Cassino and asked Emilio about accommodation, supposedly for cast and crew.”
D'Alessandro said Kubrick also wanted to make a Pinocchio movie, "He wanted to make it in his own way because so many Pinocchios have been made. He wanted to do something really big … He said: ‘It would very nice if I could make children laugh and feel happy by making this Pinocchio.’”
