Farewell to the King (1989)

6.0/10 117 min War Adventure

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.

Cast

Nick Nolte

Learoyd

Nigel Havers

Capt. Fairbourne

Marilyn Tokuda

Yoo

Frank McRae

Sgt. Tenga

Gerry Lopez

Gwai

James Fox

Col. Ferguson

Marius Weyers

Sgt. Conklin

John Bennett Perry

Gen. MacArthur

Aki Aleong

Col. Mitamura

Wayne Pygram

Bren Armstrong

Richard Morgan

Strech Lewis

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