Farewell to the King

Farewell to the King (DVD) (*)

$22.99

Ton und Untertitel:
Englisch ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )

Product Ursprung/Format:
United Kingdom ( PAL/Region 2 )

Laufzeit:
113 min

Längenverhältnis:
Fullscreen

Bonusmaterial:
Szene Zugang

Film innen gefilmet und produziert:
Vereinigten Staaten ( USA, Kanada )

Vorbei Verwiesen:
John Milius

Vorbei Geschrieben:
Pierre Schoendoerffer (book)
John Milius (screenplay)

Schauspieler:
Nigel Havers ..... Capt. Fairbourne
Frank McRae ..... Sgt. Tenga
Gerry Lopez ..... Gwai
Nick Nolte ..... Learoyd
Marilyn Tokuda ..... Yoo
Choy Chang Wing ..... Lian
Aki Aleong ..... Col. Mitamura
Marius Weyers ..... Sgt. Conklin
William Wise ..... Dynamite Dave
Wayne Pygram ..... Bren Armstrong
Richard Morgan ..... Strech Lewis
Elan Oberon ..... Vivienne
James Fox ..... Col. Ferguson
Michael Nissman ..... Gen. Sutherland
John Bennett Perry ..... Gen. MacArthur

Synopsis:

No German review yet:
Though officially based on Pierre Schoendoerffer's novel L'Adieu au Roi, Farewell to the King also bears echoes of Conrad's Heart of Darkness and Lord Jim--with a lot of filmmaker John Milius' own Hemingwayesque slant thrown in. During World War II, American POW Learoyd (Nick Nolte) escapes a Japanese firing squad. Hiding himself in the wilds of Borneo, Learoyd is adopted by a head-hunting tribe of Nyak Indians, who consider him 'divine' because of his elaborate tattoos. Before long, Learoyd is the reigning king of the Nyaks. When British soldiers approach him to rejoin the war against the Japanese, Learoyd resists (in language so flowery that it could have been written by Sir Walter Scott). But when his own tribe is threatened by the invaders, the 'king' deigns to fight for their rights. Farewell to the King is breathtakingly photographed and quite exciting at times.

Diesen Artikel haben wir am Dienstag, 15. November 2005 in unseren Katalog aufgenommen.