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Three Kings (1999)

Directed by David O. Russell · Cinematography by Newton Thomas Sigel

R114 min54 frames

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It's good to be king.

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Three Kings — official trailer

What is Three Kings about?

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.

Where can you watch Three Kings?

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What does the cinematography of Three Kings look like?

Across 54 sampled frames, Three Kings builds its coverage from medium shots (41% of the sample), with wide compositions (31%) carrying much of the rest. Cinematographer Newton Thomas Sigel keeps 48% of it in hard-edged, naturalistic light. Daylight carries most of the picture. Anamorphic glass shapes the frame. Focus stays shallow in 56% of the frames, isolating subjects from their surroundings.

What is the color palette of Three Kings?

The dominant colors across the sampled frames of Three Kings (1999) are #302e29, #56524b, #131110, #d4d2cc, #cdb395, #f3f2f0 — measured from the per-frame color data FrameThrower extracts for every film.

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  • #56524b
  • #131110
  • #d4d2cc
  • #cdb395
  • #f3f2f0

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