Farewell to the King

Year: 1989

Country: USA

Tagline: In the midst of war, one man vanished into the jungle, and emerged as king.

Plot: 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.During World War II, deserter Learoyd escapes from his troop and is luckily adopted by the hunting tribe of Dayaks due to his blue eye. When his troop returns and plans to enslave the tribe, Learoyd stands to fight for their rights and independence.

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