«Three Kings, a satirical war drama, revolves around four U.S. soldiers attempting to steal seized Kuwaiti gold bullion from the Iraqi bunkers. During their journey they become involved with a badly outgunned and desperate group of Iraqi Shia rebels who have risen against Saddam's regime but were abandoned by the Coalition. The film deals with the aftermath of George H. W. Bush's appeal to Iraqis to rise up against the tyranny, and the ensuing massacre as Saddam's loyalists put down the popular rebellion, killing many thousands of civilians.Three Kings was filmed in the deserts of Arizona, California and Mexico, with many of the extras played by real-life Iraqi refugees. According to Russell, two of the cast members had "personally defaced 300 murals of Saddam." After one of the military advisors to the film died during production, Russell said the death was "perhaps due to chemicals he was exposed to in the Gulf. The actor George Clooney who at the point mainly known for his role as Dr. Doug Ross on the television drama ER, sent a humorously self-deprecating letter signed "George Clooney, TV actor" to Russell asking for the part, and showed up at Russell's New York City apartment to plead his case. Russell still didn't think that Clooney could portray the character and he hired Nicolas Cage to play the role. However, when Cage became unavailable after being cast in a Martin Scorsese film, Russell gave the part to Clooney. Russell later stated that Clooney "was meant to play the part!»
Three kings [Film] = Les rois du désert / dir. by David O. Russell ; story by John Ridley ; screenplay by David O. Russell. - [S.l.] : Warner Home Video France, 2000. - 1 DVD vidéo (ca 111 min.) : couleur PAL Choix de langues: version originale en anglais, français ; sous-titres: anglais, français, néerlandais, arabe, espagnol, allemand Prod. Warner Bros., Pictures Village Roadshow Pictures, Village-A.M. Partnership, Coast Ridge Atlas Entertainment, Junger Witt Productions, 1999 Dir. of fotogr. Newton Thomas Sigel ; ed. Robert K. Lambert ; prod. design Catherine Hardwicke ; prod. Paul Junger Witt etc. ; mus. Carter Burwe
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