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Farewell to the King

Farewell to the King

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

19896.01h 57m

Overview

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.

Directed by John Milius
Written by John Milius, Pierre Schoendoerffer
Produced by Albert S. Ruddy, Andre Morgan
Box OfficeBudget: $16.0MRevenue: $2.4M

Top Cast

Nick Nolte

Nick Nolte

Learoyd

Nigel Havers

Nigel Havers

Capt. Fairbourne

Marilyn Tokuda

Marilyn Tokuda

Yoo

Frank McRae

Frank McRae

Sgt. Tenga

Gerry Lopez

Gerry Lopez

Gwai

James Fox

James Fox

Col. Ferguson

Marius Weyers

Marius Weyers

Sgt. Conklin

John Bennett Perry

John Bennett Perry

Gen. MacArthur

Aki Aleong

Aki Aleong

Col. Mitamura

E

Elan Oberon

Vivienne

Themes & Keywords

guerrilla warfareparadiseislandshipwreckdesertionworld war iiinfantryu.s. navytribeborneojungle

About Farewell to the King

Farewell to the King is a war, adventure film released in 1989 exploring themes of guerrilla warfare, paradise, island, shipwreck, desertion, world war ii. Directed by John Milius, it stars Nick Nolte, Nigel Havers, Marilyn Tokuda. 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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