does anyone happen to know where i can purchase or view of the 1927 movie Napoleon in its original aspect ratio? netflix doesnt even have the film, i cant seem to find it anywhere and when i do its not the triptych version. help!

Hi. Does this mean you are looking for a version OTHER than the Coppola/Zoetrope version from the 1980's? Because if so it looks like you're out of luck.

It seems there has been this huge battle/feud going on between Francis Ford Coppolla and Kevin Brownlow over two different reconstructions of Napoleon, the Zoetrope version which is under 4 hours long and Brownlow's version, which is now over 5 1/2 hours long. Coppolla has attempted to prevent Brownlow and BFI from releasing a DVD of their version of the film or even showing it in the US, while stalling on a DVD release of the Zoetrope version.

You can read more about it here:

Fragments of a Great Event Viewed from a Tiny Room: Abel Gance's Napoléon, Film History and Conservation