Farewell to the King (1989)

ALL 03/03/1989 (en) War, Adventure 117 Min
  • Release
    03/03/1989
  • Production
    Orion Pictures, Cine Location Services, David Hannay Productions, Film Plan Financing Number 1, Ruddy Morgan Productions, Southeast Asia Film Location Services Sdn. Bhd.
  • Rotten tomato
    59%
  • Original title
    Farewell to the King
  • Original language
    en
  • Production Cost
  • 2,420,917.00
    -

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.

  1. John Milius

    Director

  2. Story



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Casts

  1. Nigel Havers

    Capt. Fairbourne

  2. Frank McRae

    Sgt. Tenga

  3. Gerry Lopez

    Gwai

  4. Nick Nolte

    Learoyd

  5. Marilyn Tokuda

    Yoo

  6. Choy Chang Wing

    Lian

  7. Aki Aleong

    Col. Mitamura

  8. Marius Weyers

    Sgt. Conklin

  9. William Wise

    Dynamite Dave

  10. Wayne Pygram

    Bren Armstrong

  11. Richard Morgan

    Strech Lewis

  12. Elan Oberon

    Vivienne

  13. James Fox

    Col. Ferguson

  14. Michael Nissman

    Gen. Sutherland

  15. John Bennett Perry

    Gen. MacArthur

Full Cast & Crew

Casts : 15 , Crews : 10

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Farewell to the King (1989) 117 Min

ALL 03/03/1989 (en)
War, Adventure
  • Release 03/03/1989
  • Production
    Orion Pictures, Cine Location Services, David Hannay Productions, Film Plan Financing Number 1, Ruddy Morgan Productions, Southeast Asia Film Location Services Sdn. Bhd.
  • Original title Farewell to the King
  • en
  • Revenue2,420,917.00

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.

  1. John Milius

    Director

  2. Story

  3. Anne V. Coates

    Editor

  4. Albert S. Ruddy, André E. Morgan

    Producer