Farewell to the King

Farewell to the King (1989)

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

  • Genre: War, Adventure
  • Release Date: 1989-03-03
  • User Rating: 6/10 from 71 ratings
  • Runtime: 1h 57min
  • Language: English
  • Production Company: Orion Pictures
  • Production Country: United States of America
  • Director: John Milius
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From 71 Ratings
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Summary

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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  • 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
  • Marius Weyers

    as Sgt. Conklin
  • John Bennett Perry

    as Gen. MacArthur
  • Aki Aleong

    as Col. Mitamura
  • Elan Oberon

    as Vivienne
  • Wayne Pygram

    as Bren Armstrong
  • Choy Chang Wing

    as Lian
  • William Wise

    as Dynamite Dave
  • Richard Morgan

    as Strech Lewis
  • Michael Nissman

    as Gen. Sutherland
Production Albert S. Ruddy Producer
Production Andre Morgan Producer
Directing John Milius Director
Writing John Milius Screenplay
Writing Pierre Schoendoerffer Novel
Editing Anne V. Coates Editor
Camera Dean Semler Director of Photography
Crew Terry Leonard Stunt Coordinator
Sound Basil Poledouris Original Music Composer
Directing Terry Leonard Second Unit Director

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