Farewell to the King

1989 PG-13 1h 57m 6.2

Borneo, 1942: An American soldier escapes WWII and becomes the king of the headhunters in the jungle. Two British soldiers are parachuted into the area to find local support for the battle against the Japanese.

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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Studio(s): Orion Pictures, Cine Location Services

Originally Released: United States on Mar 03, 1989

Production Country: United States

Box Office Gross: $2,420,917.00

Budget: $20,000,000.00

Genres: Action, Adventure, Drama, War