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Farewell to the King
In the midst of war, one man vanished into the jungle, and emerged as king.
An American soldier who escapes the execution of his comrades by Japanese soldiers in Borneo during WWII becomes the leader of a personal empire among the headhunters in this war story told in the style of Joseph Conrad and Rudyard Kipling. The American is reluctant to rejoin the fight against the Japanese on the urging of a British commando team but conducts a war of vengeance when the Japanese attack his adopted people.
WarAdventure
Starring
Nick Nolte, Nigel Havers, Marilyn Tokuda
Directed by
John Milius
About
Farewell to the King
WarAdventure
An American soldier who escapes the execution of his comrades by Japanese soldiers in Borneo during WWII becomes the leader of a personal empire among the headhunters in this war story told in the style of Joseph Conrad and Rudyard Kipling. The American is reluctant to rejoin the fight against the Japanese on the urging of a British commando team but conducts a war of vengeance when the Japanese attack his adopted people.
In the midst of war, one man vanished into the jungle, and emerged as king.
Information
- Released
- Mar 3, 1989
- Runtime
- 1h 57m
- Status
- Released
Language & origin
- Original audio
- English
- Country
- US
- Rating
- PG-13
- Directed by
- John Milius
Production
- Studio
- Orion Pictures
- Studio
- Cine Location Services
- Studio
- David Hannay Productions
- Studio
- Film Plan Financing Number 1
- Studio
- Ruddy Morgan Productions
- Studio
- Southeast Asia Film Location Services Sdn. Bhd.
Cast
People in this story
Nick NolteLearoyd
Nigel HaversCapt. Fairbourne
Marilyn TokudaYoo
Frank McRaeSgt. Tenga
Gerry LopezGwai
James FoxCol. Ferguson
Marius WeyersSgt. Conklin
John Bennett PerryGen. MacArthur
Aki AleongCol. Mitamura
Wayne PygramBren ArmstrongMetadata and artwork discovery powered by TMDB.