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Farewell to the King
1989
- PG-131989 · Action · 1h 57m
Budget. $16 million [2] [3] Box office. $2,420,917. 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.
- $16 million
- Basil Poledouris
- 3 March 1989
- Andre Morgan, Albert Ruddy
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. Two British soldiers are parachuted into the area to find local support for the battle against the Japanese.
- John Milius
- 2
- 1 min
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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Rated: 2/5 • Aug 2, 2004. 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
PG-13. Adventure · Drama · Ambitious · Heartwarming. This video is currently unavailable. to watch in your location. Details. 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.
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.