Released in 1989, the feature film "Farewell To The King" starred Nick Nolte and was directed by John Milius. Based on the 1969 novel L’Adieu au Roi by Pierre Schoendoerffer, it tells the WWII tale of an American deserter Learoyd (played by Nolte) who escapes a Japanese firing squad. Hiding himself in the wilds of
SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 02:43PM on December 8, 2014