Rattana Pestonji

Rattana Pestonji

  • Name: Rattana Pestonji
  • Native name: รัตน์ เปสตันยี
  • Nationality: Thai
  • Gender: Male
  • Born: May 22, 1908
  • Died: August 17, 1970
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. Edit Biography
Director
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1958 Dark Heaven
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Screenwriter & Director
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1965 Namtarn Wai Warn
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1961 Black Silk
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  • First Name: Rattana
  • Family Name: Pestonji
  • Native name: รัตน์ เปสตันยี
  • Nationality: Thai
  • Gender: Male
  • Born: May 22, 1908
  • Died: August 17, 1970

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