Farewell to the King (1989)
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- PG-13
- 1h 57min
- Action, Adventure
- 03 Mar 1989 (USA)
- Movie
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.
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| Nick Nolte | ... |
Learoyd
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| Nigel Havers | ... |
Botanist
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| Frank McRae | ... |
Tenga
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| Gerry Lopez | ... |
Gwai
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Marilyn Tokuda | ... |
Yoo
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Chang Wing Choy | ... |
Lian
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| Aki Aleong | ... |
Colonel Mitamura
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| Marius Weyers | ... |
Conklin
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William Wise | ... |
Dynamite Dave
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| Wayne Pygram | ... |
Bren Armstrong
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Richard Morgan | ... |
Strech Lewis
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Elan Oberon | ... |
Vivienne
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| James Fox | ... |
Ferguson
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Michael Nissman | ... |
General Sutherland
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| John Bennett Perry | ... |
General MacArthur
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Directed by
| John Milius | ||
Written by
| Pierre Schoendoerffer | ... | (book) |
| John Milius | ... | (screenplay) |
Produced by
| Charles Hannah | ... | co-producer |
| Gopala Krishnan | ... | co-producer |
| Ralph Marshall | ... | co-producer |
| Andre Morgan | ... | producer (as André Morgan) |
| Albert S. Ruddy | ... | producer |
Music by
| Basil Poledouris | ||
Cinematography by
| Dean Semler | ... | director of photography |
Film Editing by
| Anne V. Coates | ||
| Carroll Timothy O'Meara | ... | (as C. Timothy O'Meara) |
Editorial Department
| David Barrett | ... | apprentice editor |
| Donah Bassett | ... | negative cutter |
| Sam Citron | ... | assistant editor (as Sam B. Citron) |
| Mark Eggenweiler | ... | assistant editor |
| David Jimenez | ... | assistant editor |
| Abdul Rahim | ... | apprentice editor |
| Richard Ritchie | ... | color timer (as Dick Ritchie) |
| Derek Trigg | ... | assistant editor |
| Craig Weintraub | ... | assistant editor |
| John W. Wheeler | ... | supervising editor |
| Bin Zainal | ... | apprentice editor |
| Jeff Chaves | ... | colorist (uncredited) |
Casting By
| Mike Fenton | ||
| Judy Taylor | ||
Production Design by
| Gil Parrondo | ||
Art Direction by
| Bernard Hides | ||
Set Decoration by
| Bernard Hides | ||
Costume Design by
| David Rowe | ||
Makeup Department
| Angela Conte | ... | assistant makeup artist |
| Paul Pattison | ... | hairdresser |
| José Luis Pérez | ... | makeup artist (as Jose Perez) |
| Sivagami Radha | ... | assistant makeup artist |
| Yolanda Toussieng | ... | hair stylist: Mr. Nolte |
| Dona Drury Wee | ... | assistant makeup artist |
| Christina Wong | ... | assistant makeup artist |
Production Management
| Dajai Anggie | ... | unit manager |
| Colleen Clarke | ... | production manager |
| Ho Eek Kee | ... | location production manager |
| Robert Malong | ... | unit manager |
| Elliot Schick | ... | unit production manager |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Derek Cracknell | ... | first assistant director |
| Anwardi Jamil | ... | third assistant director |
| Terry Leonard | ... | second unit director |
| Julian Wall | ... | second assistant director |
Art Department
| Virginia Bieneman | ... | set dresser |
| Tan Hong Choon | ... | assistant prop maker |
| Julian Crane | ... | art department runner |
| John Daniell | ... | standby propman |
| David Duffin | ... | painter |
| Alan Fleming | ... | construction manager |
| Graeme Galloway | ... | assistant scenic artist |
| Edwin L. Garet | ... | assistant set dresser |
| Alby Hastings | ... | assistant prop maker |
| Petko D. Kadiev | ... | storyboard artist |
| Charles Kandasamy | ... | art department assistant |
| Sim Hiok Kheng | ... | construction supervisor |
| Tan Siaw Ling | ... | assistant standby props |
| Ibrahim Mansor | ... | painter |
| Leo Augustine Mathew | ... | assistant set dresser |
| John Ng | ... | art department assistant |
| Ray Pedler | ... | scenic artist |
| Djwes Rejop | ... | assistant standby props |
| Daniel Rutnam | ... | assistant props |
| Goh Tian Tuan | ... | painter |
| Walter van Veenendal | ... | prop maker |
| Ricky Yap | ... | art department runner |
| Tal Wallace | ... | assistant construction coordinator (uncredited) |
Sound Department
| Jim Borgardt | ... | adr editor (as James A. Borgardt) |
| Marty Church | ... | adr mixer / foley mixer |
| Don Connolly | ... | sound (as Donald Connolly) |
| Melinda Cooke | ... | apprentice sound editor |
| Blake R. Cornett | ... | assistant sound editor |
| Carlos Delarios | ... | effects mixer (as Carlos de Larios) |
| Dino Dimuro | ... | sound editor (as Dino DiMuro) |
| Jack Dronsky | ... | assistant sound editor |
| Ken Dufva | ... | foley artist |
| Andy Duncan | ... | boom operator (as Andrew Duncan) |
| Dan Engstrom | ... | assistant sound editor |
| David Lee Fein | ... | foley artist |
| Bruce Foster | ... | assistant sound editor |
| Richard Friedman | ... | supervising adr editor (as Dick Friedman) |
| Mark Gordon | ... | sound editor |
| William Hartman | ... | sound editor |
| David M. Ice | ... | sound editor |
| David Jansen | ... | assistant sound editor |
| Roxanne Jones | ... | sound editor |
| Michael J. Kohut | ... | dialogue mixer |
| Tom C. McCarthy | ... | supervising sound editor (as Tom McCarthy) |
| Howard Neiman | ... | sound editor (as Howard S.M. Neiman) |
| Steven Ramirez | ... | sound editor |
| John Shouse | ... | sound editor |
| Mary Ruth Smith | ... | sound editor |
| Lionel Strutt | ... | adr mixer |
| Bill Voigtlander | ... | adr editor |
| Don S. Walden | ... | sound editor (as Dan S. Walden) |
| David Williams | ... | sound editor |
Special Effects by
| Michael Clifford | ... | special effects technician (as Mike Clifford) |
| Steve Courtley | ... | special effects |
| Patrick Fitzgerald | ... | special effects assistant |
| Gene Grigg | ... | special effects coordinator |
| John Modder | ... | special effects assistant |
| Conrad Rothmann | ... | special effects (as Conrad Rothman) |
| Bohdan Wenger | ... | special effects |
Stunts
| Danny Baldwin | ... | stunts |
| Ken Bradshaw | ... | special water unit stunts (as Kenny Bradshaw) |
| Roger Erickson | ... | special water unit stunts |
| Terry Jackson | ... | stunt double: Nick Nolte |
| Terry Leonard | ... | stunt coordinator |
| Guy Norris | ... | stunts |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Suhaimi Ahmad | ... | cable man |
| Dean Bryan | ... | best boy |
| Colin Deane | ... | first assistant camera: "a" camera |
| Richard Edlund | ... | director of photography: special water unit, Waimea Bay, Hawaii |
| Tex Foote | ... | generator operator |
| Laurie Kirkwood | ... | first assistant camera: second unit |
| Wolfgang Knochell | ... | first assistant camera: "b" camera |
| Lee Shui Koon | ... | electrician |
| Andrew Lesnie | ... | director of photography: second unit |
| Kevan Lind | ... | camera operator: "b" camera (as Kevin Lind) |
| Ian McAlpine | ... | grip |
| Sean McClory | ... | clapper loader: "a" camera |
| Irvine G. McLaughlin | ... | key grip (as Irvine McLaughlin) |
| John Morton | ... | gaffer |
| Pat Nash | ... | grip |
| Roland Neveu | ... | special photographer |
| Hoo Ee Oo | ... | clapper loader: "b" camera |
| Chua Kay Peng | ... | electrician |
| Joshna Puasa | ... | grip |
| Danny Ruhlmann | ... | camera clapper loader: second unit |
| Dean Semler | ... | camera operator: "a" camera |
| Mohan Sethulingam | ... | electrician |
| Augustine Syawie | ... | grip |
| Muyana Tokona | ... | grip |
| Hugh van Es | ... | still photographer |
| T. Viswalingam | ... | grip: second unit |
Casting Department
| Mary Atang | ... | extras casting assistant |
| Zainuring Mohammad | ... | extras casting assistant |
| Albert Ong | ... | extras casting |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
| Susan Ch'ng | ... | wardrobe assistant |
| Webley Janang | ... | wardrobe assistant |
| Marina Jenta | ... | wardrobe assistant |
| Surinder Kaur | ... | wardrobe assistant |
| Diana Khoo | ... | seamstress |
| Heather Laurie | ... | standby wardrobe |
| Steward Palok | ... | wardrobe assistant |
| Zaiton Sallah | ... | wardrobe assistant |
| John Shea | ... | standby wardrobe |
| Kerry Thompson | ... | wardrobe supervisor |
| Larry Wong | ... | wardrobe assistant |
Location Management
| Peter Chia | ... | location laison |
| Edgar Ong | ... | location liaison |
| Eddy Rothman | ... | location manager: special water unit, Waimea Bay, Hawaii |
| Squiddy Sanchez | ... | location manager: special water unit, Waimea Bay, Hawaii |
| Jagish Singh | ... | location manager |
| Edgar Ong | ... | location manager (uncredited) |
Music Department
| Basil Poledouris | ... | conductor / orchestrator |
| Steven Scott Smalley | ... | orchestrator |
| Eric Tomlinson | ... | music recording engineer |
| Tom Villano | ... | music editor |
| Basil Poledouris | ... | score producer (uncredited) |
| Aaron Rochin | ... | music mixer (uncredited) |
Script and Continuity Department
| Elizabeth S. Barton | ... | script supervisor (as Elizabeth Barton) |
Transportation Department
| Rajandran Govindasamy | ... | transportation captain |
| Peter Simon | ... | transportation coordinator |
Additional Crew
| David L. Aaron | ... | title designer |
| Peter Aston | ... | model aircraft engineer / model aircraft supervisor |
| Robert Asun | ... | advisor: dyak customs |
| Harris Bierman | ... | armorer |
| Leonard Brady | ... | assistant to John Milius |
| Steve Burgess | ... | model aircraft pilot |
| Siew Chee Chong | ... | assistant auditor |
| James Collinson | ... | office runner |
| Adrian Cornelius | ... | set production assistant |
| Bill Cross | ... | assistant to Nick Nolte (as Billy Cross) |
| Webley Janang David | ... | office runner |
| Boniface Dino | ... | assistant armourer |
| Sukumaran Gopal | ... | set production assistant |
| KPL Hamid | ... | assistant armourer |
| Don Henry | ... | production auditor |
| Ernest Ho | ... | caterer |
| Fumio Kawashima | ... | advisor: Japanese military |
| Richard Lee | ... | set production assistant |
| Diana Leong | ... | cine locations secretary |
| Janet Lim | ... | set nurse |
| Bonnie Macker | ... | assistant to John Milius |
| Wilfred Gomez Malong | ... | advisor: dyak customs |
| Clare McClelland | ... | Sydney liaison |
| Anthony Muthu | ... | security advisor |
| Adele Nadel | ... | assistant to Andre Moran & Al Ruddy |
| Michael Nanyu | ... | assistant armourer |
| Sarah Nichols | ... | assistant accountant (as Sarah Lucraft) |
| Julie Plummer | ... | production coordinator |
| Leo Poxon | ... | runner: Los Angeles |
| CFN Samsuddin | ... | assistant armourer |
| Annie Semler | ... | choreographer (as Anne Semler) |
| Sainuddin Shafiee | ... | set production assistant |
| Melissa Smith | ... | director of operations |
| Betty Tew | ... | cine locations secretary |
| Lawrence Thay | ... | office runner |
| Merie Weismiller Wallace | ... | assistant to Elliot Schick (as Merie Weismiller) |
| Robert Werden | ... | unit publicist (as Bob Werden) |
| Agnes Wong | ... | set nurse |
| Cathy Yeap | ... | assistant auditor |
Thanks
| Hui Se'e Nalu | ... | thanks |
Production Companies
- Cine Location Services
- David Hannay Productions
- Film Plan Financing Number 1
- Southeast Asia Film Location Services Sdn. Bhd.
- The Ruddy Morgan Organization
Distributors
- Orion Pictures (1989) (United States) (theatrical)
- Titanus (1989) (Italy) (theatrical)
- Finnkino (1989) (Finland) (theatrical)
- Scotia International Filmverleih (1989) (West Germany) (theatrical)
- Vestron UK (1989) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Image Entertainment (1989) (United States) (video) (LaserDisc)
- Orion Home Video (1989) (United States) (VHS) (pan and scan)
- Orion Home Video (1989) (United States) (video) (Betamax)
- 2 Entertain (1992) (United Kingdom) (VHS)
- Mainostelevisio (MTV3) (1992) (Finland) (tv)
- Future Film (2002) (Finland) (DVD)
- Prism Leisure Corporation (2003) (United Kingdom) (DVD)
- Aquarius TV (2004) (Greece) (tv)
- Umbrella Entertainment (2004) (Australia) (DVD)
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (2006) (United States) (DVD)
- Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2006) (United States) (DVD)
- Filmes Lusomundo (1979) (Portugal) (theatrical)
- Concorde Video (1989) (West Germany) (VHS)
- Edel Media & Entertainment (2015) (Germany) (DVD) (and Blu-ray)
- Koch Media (2010) (Germany) (DVD)
- Video Screen (Netherlands) (VHS)
- Videosonic (1990) (Greece) (VHS)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Cinema Research (titles and opticals)
- Lorimar Studios (sound re-recording)
- Mafilm (music recorded at)
- The Hungarian State Symphony Orchestra (music performed by)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
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.
Written by Keith Loh |
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| Taglines | In the midst of war, one man vanished into the jungle, and emerged as king. See more » |
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| Parents Guide | View content advisory » |
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Box Office
| Budget | $20,000,000 (estimated) |
Did You Know?
| Trivia | The character of Captain Fairbourne (Nigel Havers) is loosely based on Major Tom Harrisson, commander of Semut 1, Z Force. During World War II, Harrisson parachuted into north Borneo and organized the hill tribes to resist the Japanese occupation troops. See more » |
| Goofs | According to Learoyd's story, roughly three years have passed since he arrived among the tribe, but when he introduces his daughter to Sgt. Corbett, she is clearly five or six years old. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Edited into Dinosaur Island (1994). See more » |
| Quotes |
Col. Ferguson:
No one moves very far out of line. When you're young you think you're blazing a trail. One day you look down and notice it's a beaten track. See more » |