Farewell to the King

IMDb 6.0 1989 • 117 min • WarAdventure

Director

John Milius

Country

US

Plot Summary

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 Cast

Nick Nolte
Nick Nolte Learoyd
Nigel Havers
Nigel Havers Capt. Fairbourne
Marilyn Tokuda
Marilyn Tokuda Yoo
Frank McRae
Frank McRae Sgt. Tenga
Gerry Lopez
Gerry Lopez Gwai