Farewell to the King (1989)

Farewell to the King (1989)

In the midst of war, one man vanished into the jungle, and emerged as king. 1989-03-03 United States of America 117 Min. PG-13
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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 is Learoyd
Learoyd
Nigel Havers is Capt. Fairbourne
Capt. Fairbourne
Frank McRae is Sgt. Tenga
Sgt. Tenga
James Fox is Col. Ferguson
Col. Ferguson
Marius Weyers is Sgt. Conklin
Sgt. Conklin
John Bennett Perry is Gen. MacArthur
Gen. MacArthur
Aki Aleong is Col. Mitamura
Col. Mitamura
Elan Oberon is Vivienne
Vivienne
Wayne Pygram is Bren Armstrong
Bren Armstrong