Farewell to the King

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Farewell to the King

PG-13

1989

1h 57m

War

Action

Drama

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After escaping from imprisonment by Japanese forces, American soldier Learoyd (Nick Nolte) takes shelter in the remote wilderness of Borneo. When Learoyd encounters a primitive tribe out in the jungle, it seems that he may be in trouble again, but the natives, awed by his unfamiliar appearance, embrace him as a god. Later, British troops discover Learoyd and his followers, and, though he isn't inclined to return to battle, events lead to his fighting for his adopted people.

Roger Ebert

Chicago Sun-Times

01/01/2000

3/4

What is most interesting about Farewell to the King is its impulse to tell this story at all. It could so easily have become ridiculous, or merely violent, but Milius keeps edging back toward the philosophy of his hero.

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Christopher Null

Filmcritic.com

06/15/2006

3.5/5

some over-the-top histrionics don't keep it from being worth a look

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Scott Weinberg

DVDTalk.com

06/10/2006

3/5

The "white man as noble savage and isn't it ironic?" material runs out of steam well before the inexhaustible Nick Nolte does.

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Chuck O'Leary

Fantastica Daily

10/08/2005

3/5

Emanuel Levy

EmanuelLevy.Com

06/19/2005

2/5

Frank Swietek

One Guy's Opinion

08/02/2004

2/5

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Damien C

@RT74095553 2d

Great movie, Noltie was surpurb.

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nick s

@Nick_S 11/23/2024

It had all the ingredients of a great film but everything fell a bit flat. Lots of effort put into stunts and action scenes. The actors tried a little too hard at times and didn't find a naturalistic groove. The directing was lacking the magic.

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Steven C

@RT39677296 10/16/2022

One of Nick Nolte best performance excellent movie if you haven't watched it I definitely say this movie was worth watching rotten tomatoes and the audience who didn't like I say go back and watch it again 👍👍

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01/23/2021

Good story, well acted and nearly a non-Hollywood ending.

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09/23/2020

This movie is interesting at times, but is ultimately just not that good. Nick Nolte is cringe worthy at times. I laughed out loud a few times due to his over the top acting.

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01/26/2019

A film that you wouldn't think would work but really does. Its a fantatsic film that i think deserves more attention and i think soon it will once it gets more discovered.

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Synopsis

After escaping from imprisonment by Japanese forces, American soldier Learoyd (Nick Nolte) takes shelter in the remote wilderness of Borneo. When Learoyd encounters a primitive tribe out in the jungle, it seems that he may be in trouble again, but the natives, awed by his unfamiliar appearance, embrace him as a god. Later, British troops discover Learoyd and his followers, and, though he isn't inclined to return to battle, events lead to his fighting for his adopted people.

Director: John Milius
Producer: Andre Morgan
Rating: PG-13
Genre: War, Action, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Mar 3, 1989, Original
Release Date (Streaming): Oct 31, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA): $2.0M
Runtime: 1h 57m
Sound Mix: Surround