Acting credits
1
Early stage
Smaller on-screen catalog so far.
Actor
Rattana Pestonji
Directing
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Movies: 11Series: 0Crew credits: 11
TMDB ID: 1278018
IMDb ID: nm0676112
Known for: Directing
Born: May 22, 1908
Died: August 17, 1970
Age: 62
Place of birth: Bangkok, Thailand
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1950 - 1965
Years active: 16
Wikidata: Q6585331
Also known as
Ratana Pestonji • รัตน์ เปสตันยี • R.D. Pestonji
Other jobs
Director (6)Director of Photography (2)Cinematography (1)Editor (1)Writer (1)
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.
Movies
Movies
Movie credits linked with Rattana Pestonji.
Sugar Is Not Sweet
as Doctor
1965 Movie
Dharma Chakra: The Wheel of the Law
Director of Photography
1964 Movie
6.0
Black Silk
Writer
1961 Movie
Dark Heaven
Director
1958 Movie
The Diamond Finger
Director
1958 Movie
Thailand
Director
1958 Movie
6.0
Country Hotel
Director
1957 Movie
7.0
Forever Yours
Director of Photography
1955 Movie
6.3
Santi-Vina
Editor
1954 Movie
Dear Dolly
Director
1951 Movie
Panthai Norasingh
Cinematography
1950 Movie