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.
Filmography
all 10
Movies 10
Director 8
Producer 1
Director
Sugar Is Not Sweet (1965)
Movie
Director of Photography / Cinematography
Dharma Chakra: The Wheel of the Law (1964)
Movie
Cinematography / Writer / Director / Editor
Black Silk (1961)
Movie
Director
Dark Heaven (1958)
Movie
Director / Director of Photography / Cinematography
Thailand (1958)
Movie
Director / Cinematography / Director of Photography
The Diamond Finger (1958)
Movie
Director
Country Hotel (1957)
Movie
Cinematographer
Forever Yours (1955)
Movie
Editor / Director of Photography / Producer
Santi-Vina (1954)
Movie
Director / Writer / Director of Photography / Cinematography
Dear Dolly (1951)
Movie
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Known ForDirecting
GenderMale
Birthday1908-05-22
Deathday1970-08-17 (62 years old)
Birth PlaceBangkok, Thailand
CitizenshipsThailand
Also Known AsRatana Pestonji, รัตน์ เปสตันยี, R.D. Pestonji
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