Farewell to the 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.

6

117 min

Cast

Nick Nolte

as Learoyd

Nigel Havers

as Capt. Fairbourne

Marilyn Tokuda

as Yoo

Frank McRae

as Sgt. Tenga

Gerry Lopez

as Gwai

James Fox

as Col. Ferguson

Marius Weyers

as Sgt. Conklin

John Bennett Perry

as Gen. MacArthur

Aki Aleong

as Col. Mitamura

Elan Oberon

as Vivienne

Wayne Pygram

as Bren Armstrong

Choy Chang Wing

as Lian

William Wise

as Dynamite Dave

Richard Morgan

as Strech Lewis

Michael Nissman

as Gen. Sutherland

Director

John Milius