War ·Adventure · United States of America · 1989 · 1h 57m

Farewell to the King

Director

Cast

Nick Nolte as Learoyd Nigel Havers as Capt. Fairbourne Marilyn Tokuda as Yoo Frank McRae as Sgt. Tenga Gerry Lopez as Gwai James Fox as Col. Ferguson

Crew

Dean Semler — Director of Photography Anne V. Coates — Editor Basil Poledouris — Original Music Composer John Milius — Screenplay Pierre Schoendoerffer — Novel Albert S. Ruddy — Producer

Tagline

In the midst of war, one man vanished into the jungle, and emerged as king.

Synopsis

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.

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