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Farewell to the King
Dir. John Milius
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Farewell to the King
“In the midst of war, one man vanished into the jungle, and emerged as king.”
War
Adventure
Director
John Milius
Screenplay
John Milius
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.
Release
Mar 3, 1989
Budget
$16M
Country
United States of America
Revenue
$2M
Cast
Nick Nolte
Learoyd
Nigel Havers
Capt. Fairbourne
Marilyn Tokuda
Yoo
Frank McRae
Sgt. Tenga
Gerry Lopez
Gwai
James Fox
Col. Ferguson
Marius Weyers
Sgt. Conklin
John Bennett Perry
Gen. MacArthur
Aki Aleong
Col. Mitamura
Wayne Pygram
Bren Armstrong
Richard Morgan
Strech Lewis
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Farewell to the King
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