Three Kings (film)

Three Kings is a 1999 American movie directed and co-written by David O. Russell from a story by John Ridley. The movie stars George Clooney, Mark Wahlberg and Ice Cube. It is an unconventional war story with strands of action, comedy and drama. The story has much in common with the films Kelly's Heroes and The Dirty Dozen. Although critically acclaimed, it was overlooked for end of the year movie awards. Its tagline is In a war without heroes they are kings. Initially titled Spoils of War, it was filmed in the deserts of Arizona, California and Mexico. The movie was re-released in theaters in 2004 due to the 2003 Invasion of Iraq.

Real Iraqi Treasure

During the 2003 invasion of Iraq, several news stories surfaced about US troops discovering large stashes of Iraqi gold and cash. The final status of all treasure found was not always clear.

Related Topics:
2003 invasion of Iraq - Iraqi gold

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