Farewell to the King (1989)
In the midst of war, one man vanished into the jungle, and emerged as king.
117 min
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
- May 11, 1989
- Country of origin
- United States
- Music
- Basil Poledouris
- Budget
- $16,000,000
- Box office
- $2,420,917
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Trailer
Cast
- Nick Nolte as Learoyd
- Nigel Havers as Botanist
- Marilyn Tokuda as Yoo
- Frank McRae as Tenga
- Gerry Lopez as Gwai
- James Fox as Col. Ferguson
- Marius Weyers as Conklin
- John Bennett Perry as Gen. MacArthur
- Aki Aleong as Colonel Mitamura
- Wayne Pygram as Bren Armstrong
- William Wise as Dynamite Dave
- Richard Morgan as Strech Lewis
- Chang Wing Choy as Lian
Crew
- John Milius · Director
- Pierre Schoendoerffer · Writer
- John Milius · Writer
- Andre Morgan · Producer
- Albert S. Ruddy · Producer
- Basil Poledouris · Composer
- Dean Semler · Cinematographer
- Anne V. Coates · Editor
- Carroll Timothy O'Meara · Editor
- John W. Wheeler · Editor
- Mike Fenton · Casting director
- Judy Taylor · Casting director
- Gil Parrondo · Production designer