Farewell to the King
1989
In the midst of war, one man vanished into the jungle, and emerged as king.
- John Milius
- 1h 57m
- March 3, 1989 · United States of America
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.
Details
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- March 3, 1989
- Original language
- English
- Spoken languages
- English
- Countries
- United States of America
- Production
- Orion Pictures,Ruddy Morgan Productions,Cine Location Services,David Hannay Productions,Film Plan Financing Number 1,Southeast Asia Film Location Services Sdn. Bhd.
- Cast
- Nick Nolte,Nigel Havers,Marilyn Tokuda,Frank McRae,Gerry Lopez,James Fox,Marius Weyers,John Bennett Perry,Aki Aleong,Elan Oberonand 5 more
- Director
- John Milius
- Producer
- Albert S. Ruddy,Andre Morgan
- Cinematography
- Dean Semler
- Music
- Basil Poledouris
- Budget
- $16,000,000
- Revenue
- $2,420,917
- IMDb
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