Farewell to the King (1989)

03/03/1989 (US) • 1h 57m

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.

Top Billed Cast

Nigel Havers

Capt. Fairbourne

Frank McRae

Sgt. Tenga

Nick Nolte

Learoyd

Aki Aleong

Col. Mitamura

Marius Weyers

Sgt. Conklin

William Wise

Dynamite Dave


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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

$16,000,000.00

Revenue

$2,420,917.00

Keywords

guerrilla warfare

paradise

island

shipwreck

desertion

world war ii

infantry

u.s. navy

tribe

borneo

jungle

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