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Rattana Pestonji
Bangkok, Thailand
Rattana Pestonji was a Thai film director, producer, screenwriter and cinematographer and is regarded as the father of contemporary Thai film. Although his filmography was brief,…
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Rattana Pestonji was a Thai film director, producer, screenwriter and cinematographer and is regarded as the father of contemporary Thai film. Although his filmography was brief, his films placed Thai cinema on the world stage. He also pushed for innovations, and was one of the first Thai directors to use 35-mm film. He died just as he was giving a speech to government officials to call for support of a domestic industry he saw as coming under threat from Hollywood films.
Filmography
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1965
Sugar Is Not Sweet
Movie Doctor
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1964
Dharma Chakra: The Wheel of the Law
Movie Director of Photography
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1961
Black Silk
Movie Writer
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1958
Dark Heaven
Movie Director
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1958
The Diamond Finger
Movie Director
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1958
Thailand
Movie Director
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1957
Country Hotel
Movie Director
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1955
Forever Yours
Movie Director of Photography
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1954
Santi-Vina
Movie Editor
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1951
Dear Tukata
Movie Director
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1950
Panthai Norasingh
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