Rattana Pestonji
Personal Info
Know For
Directing
Gender
Male
Birthday
1908-05-22 (62 years old)
Deathday
1970-08-17
Place of Birth
Bangkok, Thailand
Also known As
Ratana Pestonji
รัตน์ เปสตันยี
R.D. Pestonji
Rattana Pestonji
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.
Acting
1965
as Doctor
Production
1961
as Cinematography
1961
as Writer
1961
as Director
1961
as Editor
1965
as Writer
1965
as Director
1957
as Writer
1957
as Director
1958
as Writer
1958
as Director
1954
as Editor
1955
as Producer
1955
as Director of Photography
1957
as Editor
1957
as Executive Producer
1965
as Editor
1965
as Producer
1957
as Producer
1954
as Director of Photography
1954
as Producer
1951
as Director
1951
as Writer
1951
as Director of Photography
1951
as Cinematography
1958
as Director
1958
as Cinematography
1958
as Director
1958
as Director of Photography
1958
as Director of Photography
1958
as Cinematography
1964
as Director of Photography
1964
as Cinematography
1950
as Cinematography
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