Farewell to the King
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Farewell to the King

“In the midst of war, one man vanished into the jungle, and emerged as king.”

★ 6.0/10 TMDB 1989-03-03 117 min

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.

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Nick Nolte
Nick Nolte
Learoyd
Nigel Havers
Nigel Havers
Capt. Fairbourne
Marilyn Tokuda
Marilyn Tokuda
Yoo
Frank McRae
Frank McRae
Sgt. Tenga
Gerry Lopez
Gerry Lopez
Gwai
James Fox
James Fox
Col. Ferguson
Marius Weyers
Marius Weyers
Sgt. Conklin
John Bennett Perry
John Bennett Perry
Gen. MacArthur
Aki Aleong
Aki Aleong
Col. Mitamura
Elan Oberon
Vivienne
Wayne Pygram
Wayne Pygram
Bren Armstrong
Choy Chang Wing
Lian
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