Three Kings
It's good to be king.
Country
Production
Budget
$75 000 000
Box office
$107 752 036
Director
Actors
Scenario
Producer
Charles Roven, Paul Junger Witt, Edward McDonnell, Bruce Berman
Camera operator
Newton Thomas Sigel
Composer
Artist
Audition
Mary Vernieu, Anne McCarthy
Editing
Robert K. Lambert
Whole Team (104)
Whole Team (104)
Short description
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.
What's left behind the scenes
- Director David O. Russell planned a re-release of the film in connection with the second Iraq War, but the studio abandoned the idea at the last moment in November 2004. The re-release was to be accompanied by a documentary short film, “Soldiers Pay,” which he had filmed specifically for the occasion.
- Matt Damon and Matthew McConaughey turned down the offer to play the role that ultimately went to Mark Wahlberg.
- The character of Archie Gates was written with Clint Eastwood in mind, but the director wanted a younger actor. George Clooney persistently offered his services, but Nicholas Cage was ultimately preferred, and his efforts were successful only after he signed a contract for another project.
- The role of Major Archie Gates was offered to Nick Nolte, but the actor declined, stating that he was too old for it. Jeff Bridges also wanted to play this character, but was rejected due to the low box office receipts of his previous film, 'The Big Lebowski'.
- Sayed Mustafa Al-Kazwini, who played the fugitive Iraqi selling stolen cars from Kuwait to Major Gates, was actually tortured by Iraqi secret services in real life, as a result of which he lost an eye. He, like many other consultants and extras, was a refugee from Iraq, fleeing persecution by the Saddam Hussein regime.
- The film was officially banned from screening in Iraq.
- George Clooney combined work on the film with filming the series "ER". As a rule, he worked on the film set four days a week, with the remaining three days dedicated to the series.
- The propaganda leaflet with pictograms, held by the officer with a megaphone, was actually used during the Persian Gulf War, distributing appeals to Iraqi soldiers to surrender without resistance.
- The voice of the helicopter pilot at the beginning of the film belongs to director David O. Russell.
- On the original film posters, director David O. Russell was credited as the sole screenwriter, which caused great dissatisfaction from John Ridley, who wrote the main elements of the plot in his version. As a result of a legal process, his rights were restored, and his name was included in the film credits. He wrote the script with the sole purpose of testing his abilities, how quickly he could do it and then sell it. It took 7 days to write, and another 18 days later the script was bought by Warner Bros. studio.
- The author of the original screenplay, John Ridley, banned the publication of a novelization accompanying the film's release.
- Filming took place from November 12, 1998 to February 15, 1999.
- On the original film posters, director David O. Russell was also credited as the sole screenwriter, which caused great dissatisfaction from John Ridley, who had written the main elements of the plot in his version. As a result of a legal process, his rights were restored, and his name was included in the film’s credits. He wrote the screenplay with the sole purpose of testing his abilities, how quickly he could do it and then sell it. It took 7 days to write, and another 18 days later the screenplay was purchased by Warner Bros. studio.
- Director David O. Russell planned a theatrical re-release of the film in connection with the Second Iraq War, but the studio abandoned the idea at the last moment in November 2004. The re-release was to be accompanied by a documentary short titled 'Soldiers Pay,' which he filmed specifically for the occasion.
- Matt Damon and Matthew McConaughey turned down the offer to play the role that eventually went to Mark Wahlberg.
- The role of Major Archie Gates was offered to Nick Nolte, but the actor declined, claiming he was too old for it. Jeff Bridges also wanted to play this character, but was rejected due to the low box office earnings of his previous film, 'The Big Lebowski'.
- Sayed Mustafa Al-Qazwini, who played the fugitive Iraqi selling stolen Kuwaiti cars to Major Gates, had been tortured by Iraqi secret services in real life, resulting in the loss of an eye. Like many other consultants and extras, he was a refugee from Iraq fleeing persecution under Saddam Hussein's regime.
- George Clooney balanced his work on the film with filming the series 'ER'. Typically, he spent four days a week on the movie set, and the remaining three were dedicated to the series.
- The propaganda booklet with pictograms held by the officer with the megaphone was actually used during the Gulf War to distribute appeals for Iraqi soldiers to surrender without resistance.
- On the original posters for the film, director David O. Russell was listed as the sole screenwriter, which caused great indignation for John Ridley, who had written the main plot elements in his version. As a result of a lawsuit, his rights were restored and his name was included in the film's credits. He had written the screenplay for the sole purpose of testing his capabilities—to see how quickly he could do it and then sell it. It took 7 days to write, and 18 days later, the script was purchased by Warner Bros. studios.
- John Ridley, the author of the initial draft of the screenplay, banned the publication of the novelization accompanying the film's release.
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