Farewell to the King
1989 • War | Adventure
6 (67)
John Milius
Director
Status
Released
Release date
March 3, 1989
Duration
117 Min
Language
en
Popularity
6.247
Budget
$16,000,000
Revenue
$2,420,917
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.
Cast
Nigel Havers
Frank McRae
Gerry Lopez
Nick Nolte
Marilyn Tokuda
Aki Aleong
Marius Weyers
Wayne Pygram
Richard Morgan
James Fox
John Bennett Perry