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- The opening image in “Farewell to the King” shows a man walking out on World War II. His lifeboat has been washed ashore on a tropical island somewhere in the Pacific, and while his fellow survivors are captured and executed by the Japanese, he plunges into the jungle, staggering and hallucinating until he is found by a native tribe.
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Its depiction of World War II war-time action in an obscure theater of war like Borneo, is both interesting and eye-opening. The plot is believable and gut wrenching in its depiction of an invader attacking ones homeland.
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- Action, Adventure, Drama
- John Milius
- 1989-03-03
Farewell to the King is a 1989 American action adventure drama film written and directed by John Milius. It stars Nick Nolte , Nigel Havers , Frank McRae , and Gerry Lopez and is loosely based on the 1969 novel L'Adieu au Roi by Pierre Schoendoerffer .
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.
- (765)
- Orion Pictures
- John Milius
Visit the movie page for 'Farewell to the King' on Moviefone. Discover the movie's synopsis, cast details and release date. Watch trailers, exclusive interviews, and movie review.
- (65)
- John Milius
- PG-13
- Nigel Havers
Includes reviews, audio clips, track listings, pictures, and other notes about the soundtrack for Farewell to the King by Basil Poledouris.
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.
