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Farewell to the King(Movie, 1989)

PG-13
| 1h 57min | Genres: War, Adventure
Farewell to the KingRating: 3.0/5 (with 2727 votes)
Farewell to the King is a 1989 American action adventure drama film written and directed by John Milius. It stars Nick Nolte, Nigel Havers, Frank McRae, and Gerry Lopez and is loosely based on the 1969 novel L'Adieu au Roi by Pierre Schoendoerffer. Longtime Milius collaborator Basil Poledouris composed the musical score. ()
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About 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.

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Production country: United States of America (USA)
Plays in: Indonesia
Based on the work of: Pierre Schoendoerffer ("L'Adieu au Roi")
Original language: English (EN)
Spoken languages: English (EN)
Translated into 15 languages: Bulgarian (BG), Danish (DA), German (DE), Greek (EL), English (EN), Spanish (ES), French (FR), Hungarian (HU), Italian (IT), Korean (KO), Dutch (NL), Portuguese (PT), Russian (RU), Swedish (SV), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)
Status: Released
Release date US: 03/03/1989
Director: John Milius
Producer: Albert S. Ruddy
Screenwriter: John Milius
Film Editor: Anne V. Coates
Director of Photography: Dean Semler
Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):
"Der Dschungelkönig von Borneo"
"Farewell to the King - Sie nannten ihn Leroy"
"Nacht over Borneo"
Budget: 16,000,000 USD
Revenue: 2,420,917 USD (= 15%)

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