1989PG-13· 117 min
Farewell to the King
In the midst of war, one man vanished into the jungle, and emerged as king.
Action War
6.0 / 10TMDB Score
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.
Director: John Milius
Cast: Nick Nolte, Nigel Havers, Marilyn Tokuda, Frank McRae, Gerry Lopez
Tags
borneodeserterguerrilla warfareinfantryislandjapanesejungleparadiseshipwrecktribe
