Farewell to the King

Farewell to the King (1989)

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.

Date of release
1989-03-03
TMDB
6.0 / 10 (80)
Runtime
1h 57m
Genres
War, Adventure
Director
John Milius

Casting

  • Nick Nolte — Learoyd
  • Nigel Havers — Capt. Fairbourne
  • Marilyn Tokuda — Yoo
  • Frank McRae — Sgt. Tenga
  • Gerry Lopez — Gwai
  • James Fox — Col. Ferguson
  • Marius Weyers — Sgt. Conklin
  • John Bennett Perry — Gen. MacArthur
  • Aki Aleong — Col. Mitamura
  • Elan Oberon — Vivienne
  • Wayne Pygram — Bren Armstrong
  • Choy Chang Wing — Lian

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