Farewell to the King
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| Farewell to the King | |
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 DVD cover for Farewell to the King |
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| Directed by | John Milius |
| Produced by | Andre Morgan, Albert S. Ruddy |
| Written by | John Milius (screenplay) Based on the book by Pierre Schoendoerffer |
| Starring | Nigel Havers Frank McRae Gerry Lopez Nick Nolte |
| Music by | Basil Poledouris |
| Cinematography | Dean Semler |
| Editing by | Anne V. Coates, Carroll Timothy O'Meara |
| Distributed by | Orion Pictures |
| Release date(s) | March 3, 1989 (USA) |
| Running time | 115 min. |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | Unknown |
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Farewell to the King is a 1989 film written and directed by John Milius. It stars Nigel Havers, Frank McRae, Gerry Lopez and Nick Nolte, and is based on the 1969 novel L'Adieu au Roi by Pierre Schoendoerffer. Longtime Milius collaborator Basil Poledouris composed the musical score. The film is marketed with the tagline "In the midst of war, one man vanished into the jungle, and emerged as king."
[edit] Plot summary
During World War II, American POW Learoyd escapes a Japanese firing squad. Hiding himself in the wilds of Borneo, Learoyd is adopted by a head-hunting tribe of Dayaks, who consider him "divine" because of his tattoos. Before long, Learoyd is the reigning king of the Dayaks. When British soldiers approach him to rejoin the war against the Japanese, Learoyd resists. When his own tribe is threatened by the invaders, however, the "king" deigns to fight for their rights.
[edit] Cast
- Nick Nolte as Learoyd
- Nigel Havers as Captain Fairbourne
- James Fox as Colonel Ferguson
- Marilyn Tokuda as Yoo
- Frank McRae as Sergeant Tenga
- Aki Aleong as Colonel Mitamura
- Marius Weyers as Sergeant Conklin
- William Wise as Dynamite Dave
- Gerry Lopez as Gwai
- Elan Oberon as Vivienne
- Choy Chang Wing as Lian
- Richard Morgan as Stretch Lewis
- John Bennett Perry as General MacArthur
- Michael Nissman as General Sutherland
- Wayne Pygram as Bren Armstrong
