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Farewell to the King

1989 film by John Milius
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Summary

Farewell to the King is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (343 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Farewell to the King's instance of is recorded as film[3].
  • Farewell to the King was directed by John Milius[4].
  • John Milius wrote the screenplay for Farewell to the King[5].
  • Farewell to the King's composer is recorded as Basil Poledouris[6].
  • Farewell to the King's genre is action film[7].
  • Farewell to the King's genre is drama film[8].
  • Farewell to the King's genre is war film[9].
  • Farewell to the King's based on is recorded as L'Adieu au Roi[10].
  • A cast member of Farewell to the King was Nick Nolte[11].
  • A cast member of Farewell to the King was Nigel Havers[12].
  • A cast member of Farewell to the King was Frank McRae[13].
  • A cast member of Farewell to the King was Gerry Lopez[14].
  • A cast member of Farewell to the King was James Fox[15].
  • A cast member of Farewell to the King was John Bennett Perry[16].
  • A cast member of Farewell to the King was Marius Weyers[17].
  • A cast member of Farewell to the King was Richard K. Morgan[18].
  • A cast member of Farewell to the King was Wayne Pigram[19].
  • A cast member of Farewell to the King was Aki Aleong[20].
  • Farewell to the King was produced by Albert S. Ruddy[21].
  • Farewell to the King's director of photography is recorded as Dean Semler[22].
  • The original language of Farewell to the King was English[23].
  • Farewell to the King was distributed by video on demand[24].
  • Farewell to the King's review score is recorded as 5.5/10[25].
  • Farewell to the King's review score is recorded as 55%[26].
  • Farewell to the King's color is recorded as color[27].

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Authorship and Creation

Farewell to the King was produced by Albert S. Ruddy[21]. It was directed by John Milius[4]. John Milius wrote the screenplay for it[5]. Cast members include Nick Nolte[11], Nigel Havers[12], Frank McRae[13], Gerry Lopez[14], James Fox[15], and John Bennett Perry[16].

Publication

Publication dates include January 1, 1989[28] and May 11, 1989[29]. The original language of Farewell to the King was English[23]. Genres include action film[7], drama film[8], and war film[9]. It was distributed by video on demand[24].

Subject and Themes

Main subjects include World War II[30] and Pacific War[31].

Reception

Reviews include 5.5/10[25] and 55%[26].

Adaptations and Inspiration

Farewell to the King's after a work by is recorded as Pierre Schoendoerffer[32].

Why It Matters

Farewell to the King ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (343 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33] It is known by 17 alternative names across languages and contexts.[34]

Related Entities

film Indonesia James Fox Netflix Nick Nolte Orion Pictures United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [33] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [34] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 6w ago · Schemathings · 2026-08-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Set in period → World War II, 20th century, 1940s
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Set in period: 1940s, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1787856307365"
  2. 7w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Filmová databáze film id → 15084
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Filmová databáze film id: 15084, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/269265|batch #269265]]"
  3. 8w ago · Schemathings · 2026-08-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Set in period → World War II, 20th century, 1940s
    Eiga.com movie id → 17629
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Set in period: World War II, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1786777714293"
  4. 15w ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Publication date → +1989-01-01T00:00:00Z, +1989-05-11T00:00:00Z
    Screenwriter → John Milius
    Duration → {'amount': '+117'}
    Original language of film or tv show → English
    + 26 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/38225|batch #38225]]: MovieLens IDs (part 1)"
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