Farewell to the King (1989)
Synopsis
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 Date: 1989-03-03
Runtime: 117 minutes
Director: John Milius
Budget: $16,000,000 USD
Revenue: $2,420,917 USD
Top Cast
- Nigel Havers as Capt. Fairbourne
- Frank McRae as Sgt. Tenga
- Gerry Lopez as Gwai
- Nick Nolte as Learoyd
- Marilyn Tokuda as Yoo
- Choy Chang Wing as Lian
- Aki Aleong as Col. Mitamura
- Marius Weyers as Sgt. Conklin
- William Wise as Dynamite Dave
- Wayne Pygram as Bren Armstrong
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