Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb6.2/10
Rotten Tomatoes55%
80 audience votes
Key crew
- John MiliusDirector
- John MiliusScreenplay
- Basil PoledourisOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Nick NolteLearoyd
- Nigel HaversCapt. Fairbourne
- Marilyn TokudaYoo
- Frank McRaeSgt. Tenga
- Gerry LopezGwai
- James FoxCol. Ferguson
- Marius WeyersSgt. Conklin
- John Bennett PerryGen. MacArthur
- Aki AleongCol. Mitamura
- Elan OberonVivienne
- Wayne PygramBren Armstrong
- Choy Chang WingLian