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Farewell to the King

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

Genres

WarAdventure

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.

Details

Budget

$16000000

Revenue

$2420917

Runtime

117 min

Release Date

1989-03-03

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Vote Count

69

Vote Average

6

Cast
Meet the talented actors who bring the movie to life.

Nigel Havers

Capt. Fairbourne

Frank McRae

Sgt. Tenga

Gerry Lopez

Gwai

Nick Nolte

Learoyd

Marilyn Tokuda

Yoo

Choy Chang Wing

Lian

Aki Aleong

Col. Mitamura

Marius Weyers

Sgt. Conklin

William Wise

Dynamite Dave

Wayne Pygram

Bren Armstrong

Richard Morgan

Strech Lewis

Elan Oberon

Vivienne

James Fox

Col. Ferguson

Michael Nissman

Gen. Sutherland

John Bennett Perry

Gen. MacArthur

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