Farewell to the King

Farewell to the King

1989
1h 57m
6.0

6.0/10

72 votes • View on IMDb
War Adventure

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

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.

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Status: Released

Budget: $16,000,000

Revenue: $2,420,917

Language: EN

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Production Information

Production Companies
Orion Pictures Cine Location Services David Hannay Productions Film Plan Financing Number 1 Ruddy Morgan Productions Southeast Asia Film Location Services Sdn. Bhd.
Production Countries
United States of America
Spoken Languages
English

Keywords

guerrilla warfare paradise island shipwreck desertion world war ii infantry u.s. navy tribe borneo jungle

Quick Facts

Release Date March 3, 1989
Status Released
Language EN
IMDb ID tt0097334

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

Elan Oberon
Elan Oberon

Vivienne

Wayne Pygram
Wayne Pygram

Bren Armstrong

Choy Chang Wing
Choy Chang Wing

Lian

Key Crew

Albert S. Ruddy
Producer
Andre Morgan
Producer
John Milius
Director
John Milius
Screenplay