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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. Longtime Milius collaborator Basil Poledouris composed the musical score.
Mar 3, 1989 · Farewell to the King: Directed by John Milius. With Nick Nolte, Nigel Havers, Frank McRae, Gerry Lopez. Borneo, 1942: An American soldier escapes WWII and becomes the king of the headhunters in the jungle.
- (3.1K)
- Action, Adventure, Drama
- John Milius
- 1989-03-03
Nick Nolte stars as a WWII veteran who becomes the king of a Pacific island tribe and resists the war. Roger Ebert praises his performance and the film's philosophy, but criticizes its plot and action.
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- John Milius
- PG-13
- 117 min
Farewell to the King. After escaping from imprisonment by Japanese forces, American soldier Learoyd (Nick Nolte) takes shelter in the remote wilderness of Borneo.
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- John Milius
- PG-13
- Nick Nolte
Oct 5, 2012 · 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...
- 2 min
- 67K
- Rotten Tomatoes Classic Trailers
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Farewell To The King. During WWII, an Army deserter becomes the leader of a tribe in Borneo. His goal: to protect his people from the atrocities of the Japanese and the lies of the British. 393 IMDb 6.2 1 h 54 min 1989. PG-13.
