Three Kings (1999 film)

Three Kings
Three men in army fatigues
Theatrical release poster
Directed byDavid O. Russell
Screenplay byDavid O. Russell
Story byJohn Ridley
Produced byCharles Roven
Paul Junger Witt
Edward L. McDonnell
Starring
CinematographyNewton Thomas Sigel
Edited byRobert K. Lambert
Music byCarter Burwell
Production
companies
Village Roadshow Pictures
Village-A.M. Film Partnership
Coast Ridge Films
Atlas Entertainment
Distributed byWarner Bros. (Worldwide)
Roadshow Films (Australia & New Zealand)[1]
Release dates
  • October 1, 1999 (1999-10-01) (United States)
  • January 13, 2000 (2000-01-13) (Australia)
Running time
115 minutes
CountriesUnited States
Australia
LanguageEnglish
Budget$48 million[2]
Box office$107.7 million[3]

Three Kings is a 1999 American 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.

The film was released on October 1, 1999, in the United States. It received critical acclaim.

  1. ^ "Three Kings (35mm)". Australian Classification Board. Retrieved August 2, 2021.
  2. ^ "Three Kings (1999) - Financial Information". The-numbers.com. Retrieved September 23, 2017.
  3. ^ Three Kings at Box Office Mojo