Rattana Pestonji
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- May 22, 1908
- Died
- August 17, 1970
- Birthplace
- Bangkok, Thailand
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
- Sugar Is Not Sweet
Sugar Is Not Sweet 1965
as Doctor, Director, Writer, Producer, Editor
Dharma Chakra: The Wheel of the Law 1964
Director of Photography, Cinematography
Black Silk 1961
Writer, Cinematography, Director, Editor
Dark Heaven 1958
Director, Writer
Thailand 1958
Director, Director of Photography, Cinematography
The Diamond Finger 1958
Director, Cinematography, Director of Photography
Country Hotel 1957
Director, Writer, Executive Producer, Editor, Producer
Forever Yours 1955
Director of Photography, Producer
Santi-Vina 1954
Editor, Director of Photography, Producer
Dear Tukata 1951
Director, Writer, Director of Photography, Cinematography
Panthai Norasingh 1950
Cinematography
Credits from TMDB.