---
title: 'Three Kings (1999)'
type: 'film'
director: 'David O. Russell'
released: '1999-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 110
genres:
  - 'Action'
  - 'War'
  - 'Comedy'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/three-kings-1999'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120188/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Three Kings (1999)

1999 · 110 min · Action, War, Comedy · United States


## Synopsis

Three Kings is a 1999 black comedy war film written and directed by David O. Russell from a story by John Ridley. It stars George Clooney, Mark Wahlberg, Ice Cube, and Spike Jonze as four American soldiers on a gold heist that takes place during the 1991 uprisings in Iraq against Saddam Hussein following the end of the First Gulf War.

## Credits

- **Director:** [David O. Russell](https://cinepixo.com/people/david-o-russell)
- **Screenplay:** [David O. Russell](https://cinepixo.com/people/david-o-russell)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Carter Burwell](https://cinepixo.com/people/carter-burwell)
- **Producer:** [Charles Roven](https://cinepixo.com/people/charles-roven), [Paul Junger Witt](https://cinepixo.com/people/paul-junger-witt)
- **Director of Photography:** [Newton Thomas Sigel](https://cinepixo.com/people/newton-thomas-sigel)

## Cast

- [Judy Greer](https://cinepixo.com/people/judy-greer) as Cathy Daitch
- [Jamie Kennedy](https://cinepixo.com/people/jamie-kennedy) as Specialist Walter Wogeman
- [Holt McCallany](https://cinepixo.com/people/holt-mccallany) as Captain Doug Van Meter
- [Ice Cube](https://cinepixo.com/people/ice-cube) as Staff Sergeant Chief Elgin
- [Saïd Taghmaoui](https://cinepixo.com/people/said-taghmaoui) as Captain Saïd
- [Alia Shawkat](https://cinepixo.com/people/alia-shawkat) as Amir's daughter.
- [Mykelti Williamson](https://cinepixo.com/people/mykelti-williamson) as Colonel Ron Horn
- [Nora Dunn](https://cinepixo.com/people/nora-dunn) as Adriana Cruz
- [George Clooney](https://cinepixo.com/people/george-clooney) as Major Archie Gates
- [Jon Sklaroff](https://cinepixo.com/people/jon-sklaroff)
- [Doug Jones](https://cinepixo.com/people/doug-jones)
- [Jose Rosete](https://cinepixo.com/people/jose-rosete)
- [David O. Russell](https://cinepixo.com/people/david-o-russell)
- [Spike Jonze](https://cinepixo.com/people/spike-jonze) as Private First Class Conrad Vig
- [Mark Wahlberg](https://cinepixo.com/people/mark-wahlberg) as Sergeant First Class Troy Barlow

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Official site: http://japan.three-kings.com/
Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/three-kings-1999
Film facts: Wikidata (Q1357016); synopsis from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Reviews, themes and notes are the work of this site's members.