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Farewell to the King

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

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.

19891h 57mPG-13War, Adventure

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About Farewell to the King

Directors
John Milius
Cast
Nick Nolte, Nigel Havers, Marilyn Tokuda, Frank McRae, Gerry Lopez, James Fox
Genres
War, Adventure
Content rating
PG-13
Original language
English
Production countries
United States of America
Status
Released

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