Known For
Directing
Born
May 22, 1908
Died
Aug 17, 1970
Place of Birth
Bangkok, Thailand
Credits
11 titles
Rattana Pestonji
Biography
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.
Known For
Filmography
Sugar Is Not Sweet
Doctor
Dharma Chakra: The Wheel of the Law
Director of Photography
Black Silk
Writer
Dark Heaven
Director
The Diamond Finger
Director
Thailand
Director
Country Hotel
Director
Forever Yours
Director of Photography
Santi-Vina
Editor
Dear Tukata
Director
Panthai Norasingh
Cinematography