Jodorowsky's Dune : Other tragically unfinished movies

Watching this of course made me think of Lost in La Mancha, about Terry Gilliam's abandoned attempt to film Don Quixote.

I also was reminded of Stanley Kubrick's Napoleon movie, which I think should go down as the greatest movie that was never made: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stanley_Kubrick%27s_unrealized_projects#N apoleon

I could also count Welles's Magnificent Ambersons, which was made, then tragically edited by the studio, with the original presumably lost.

Any other great films that were never made?

Bakshis animated version of "Lord of the rings". Though the first movie was a flop and Jacksons version is better, I think it was good enough for its time and I would have liked it to end properly.

Tragic? Did anybody die?

"Everyone is ignorant, only on different subjects". Will Rogers (1879-1935)

If the Mona Lisa burns to ash and no one dies it's tragic. Not sure what you're implying.

The Concise Oxford Dictionary does offer a second definition of tragedy, "Sad event, calamity, serious accident or crime". However, the first definition "Drama with unhappy ending" is what I think of when I hear (or see) the word tragedy and all the tragedies I am familiar with end in someone's death. So when I hear of the death of a child in a car accident (for example) I think it's a tragedy but the burning to ashes of La Gioconda I would not. It is hyperbole to consider an unmade film a tragedy.

"Everyone is ignorant, only on different subjects". Will Rogers (1879-1935)

Your semantics are strong, and I am one to side with actual definitions, so I will concede your point with admiration.

I propose that it is disheartening that potential works of beauty will never come to fruition.

As so many posts and threads on IMDb seem to consist of nothing but abuse and invective it is refreshing to have a civilized discussion on any topic.
I own a book that showcases the artwork of Chris Foss, 21st Century Foss (1978), it has a foreword by Alejandro Jodorowsky which begins "Dune had to be made". For years I waited in vain to see these images on the Big Screen and although not tragic I agree it is disheartening.

"Everyone is ignorant, only on different subjects". Will Rogers (1879-1935)

I remember hearing or reading about an unfinished movie with Marlon Brando, that sounded very intriguing to me. But for the life of me, I cannot remember what it was. The page below lists many unfinished movie projects, some of them involve Brando, but I don't recognize the one I had in mind.

http://www.filmcomment.com/article/unproduced-and-unfinished-films-a-o ngoing-film-comment-project

Hitchcock's Kaleidoscope was always another one that intrigued me.

Come at the king, you best not miss.

Leni Riefenstahl's Conquest of Moscow.

It's not "Sci-Fi", it's SF!

"Calvinism is a very liberal religious ethos." - Truekiwijoker

Henri Georges Clouzot's Inferno:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henri-Georges_Clouzot%27s_Inferno

Sergio Leone's Leningrad project. He had a lot of projects he wanted to realize, but he never got the chance to do it, because he died too early. Here are some of his never made movies: http://www.imdb.com/list/ls072480989/