Person
Rattana Pestonji
Directing · 1908–1970 · Bangkok, Thailand
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
Forever Yours
Producer
Santi-Vina
Editor
Panthai Norasingh
Cinematography
Country Hotel
Writer
Black Silk
Director
Dark Heaven
Director
Dear Dolly
Director
The Diamond Finger
Director
Dharma Chakra: The Wheel of the Law
Director of Photography
Thailand
Director
Filmography
- 1965Sugar Is Not SweetDoctor
- 1964Dharma Chakra: The Wheel of the LawDirector of Photography
- 1961Black SilkDirector
- 1958Dark HeavenDirector
- 1958The Diamond FingerDirector
- 1958ThailandDirector
- 1957Country HotelWriter
- 1955Forever YoursProducer
- 1954Santi-VinaEditor
- 1951Dear DollyDirector
- 1950Panthai NorasinghCinematography
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