Farewell to the King
1989 · directed by John Milius
- Rating
- 59/100
- Hit
- no
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.
Farewell to the King (1989), directed by John Milius, rates 59/100. See how its director, cast and crew rate across their careers.
Cast
- Nick Nolte
- Nigel Havers
- Marilyn Tokuda
- Frank McRae
- Gerry Lopez
- James Fox
- Marius Weyers
- John Bennett Perry
- Aki Aleong
- Elan Oberon
Crew
- Dean Semler — Director of Photography
- Anne V. Coates — Editor
- Basil Poledouris — Original Music Composer
- John Milius — Screenplay
More from John Milius
- Dillinger (1973) — 71/100
- The Wind and the Lion (1975) — 66/100
- Big Wednesday (1978) — 66/100
- Conan the Barbarian (1982) — 63/100
- Red Dawn (1984) — 58/100
- Flight of the Intruder (1991) — 44/100
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