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Farewell to the King (1989)

Farewell to the King (1989)

Adventure War

In the midst of war, one man vanished into the jungle, and emerged as king.

Release Date: 1989, March 3
Directors: John Milius
Countries: United States of America
Production: Orion Pictures, Cine Location Services, David Hannay Productions, Film Plan Financing Number 1, Ruddy Morgan Productions, Southeast Asia Film Location Services Sdn. Bhd.
Cast: Nick Nolte, James Fox, John Bennett Perry, Wayne Pygram, Marius Weyers, Gerry Lopez, Frank McRae, Aki Aleong, Elan Oberon, Nigel Havers, Marilyn Tokuda, William Wise

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.

Keywords:

tribe world war ii jungle island u.s. navy paradise guerrilla warfare shipwreck infantry desertion borneo