Martin McDonagh says John Malkovich deserves three Oscars for Wild Horse Nine

John Malkovich attends a screening of Wild Horse Nine as part of the BFI London Film Festival at the Royal Festival Hall in central London. (Doug Peters/PA) - (PA Wire)

Filmmaker Martin McDonagh has said John Malkovich deserves three Oscars for his performance in Wild Horse Nine.

The US actor, 72, stars opposite Sam Rockwell, 57, as CIA officers Chris and Lee, who shortly before the 1973 Chilean coup, are dispatched from Santiago to Easter Island.