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Three Kings

Three Kings

It's good to be king.

19996.61h 54m

Overview

A group of American soldiers stationed in Iraq at the end of the Gulf War find a map they believe will take them to a huge cache of stolen Kuwaiti gold hidden near their base, and they embark on a secret mission that's destined to change everything.

Directed by David O. Russell
Written by David O. Russell, John Ridley
Produced by Charles Roven, Paul Junger Witt, Edward McDonnell
Box OfficeBudget: $75.0MRevenue: $108.0M

Top Cast

George Clooney

George Clooney

Archie Gates

Mark Wahlberg

Mark Wahlberg

Troy Barlow

Ice Cube

Ice Cube

Chief Elgin

Spike Jonze

Spike Jonze

Conrad Vig

Cliff Curtis

Cliff Curtis

Amir Abdullah

Nora Dunn

Nora Dunn

Adriana Cruz

Jamie Kennedy

Jamie Kennedy

Walter Wogaman

Saïd Taghmaoui

Saïd Taghmaoui

Captain Said

Mykelti Williamson

Mykelti Williamson

Colonel Horn

Holt McCallany

Holt McCallany

Captain Van Meter

Themes & Keywords

rescuegoldgulf warthree kingsiraqtreasure mapkuwaitinterracial relationshipsoldieru.s. soldiergold theftpersian gulfemergency surgerymine fieldmischievousplayfulhilariousamusedappreciativeawestruckdefiantoptimistic

About Three Kings

Three Kings is a action, comedy, war film released in 1999 exploring themes of rescue, gold, gulf war, three kings, iraq, treasure map. Directed by David O. Russell, it stars George Clooney, Mark Wahlberg, Ice Cube. A group of American soldiers stationed in Iraq at the end of the Gulf War find a map they believe will take them to a huge cache of stolen Kuwaiti gold hidden near their base, and they embark on a secret mission that's destined to change everything.

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