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Farewell to the King
Directed by
John Milius
Produced by Albert S. Ruddy and Andre Morgan
Produced by Albert S. Ruddy and Andre Morgan
Screenplay by
John Milius
Based on the novel L'Adieu au Roi by
Pierre Schoendoerffer
With:
Nick Nolte, Nigel Havers, James Fox, Frank McRae, Gerry Lopez, Aki Aleon, and Marius Weyers
Cinematography:
Dean Semler
Editing: Anne V. Coates and Carroll Timothy O'Meara
Music: Basil Poledouris
Editing: Anne V. Coates and Carroll Timothy O'Meara
Music: Basil Poledouris
Runtime:
117 min
Release Date: 01 February 1989
Aspect Ratio: 1.85 : 1
Color: Color
Release Date: 01 February 1989
Aspect Ratio: 1.85 : 1
Color: Color
Nolte fully commits as a shipwrecked WWII soldier who is adopted by a primitive tribe in the Jungles of Borneo, but Milius' twist on the Kiplingesque white-savior-of-the-noble-savages narrative makes an indulgent, embarrassing, bleak fantasy.