Movielogr
Farewell to the King (1989)
Directed by John Milius
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.
Rated PG-13 | Length 117 minutes
Actors
Nigel Havers | Frank McRae | Gerry Lopez | Nick Nolte | Marilyn Tokuda | Choy Chang Wing | Aki Aleong | Marius Weyers | William Wise | Wayne Pygram | Richard Morgan | Elan Oberon | James Fox | Michael Nissman | John Bennett Perry