Norodom Sihanouk

Known for DirectingBorn 1922-10-31Died 2012-10-15Phnom Penh, Cambodia

Norodom Sihanouk born October 31, 1922 in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, was a director, writer and composer, Prince Norodom Sihanouk was appointed the King of Cambodia in 1941, when he was merely nineteen years. He remained the ruler of the nation for fourteen years, from 1941 to 1955 and again from 1993 to 2004, interspersed with brief but frequent spells as Prime Minister. Sihanouk was enthusiastic about the trends and glamour of the western world. He introduced "The Twist" in Cambodia in 1960 and became a record producer of Cambodian pop and rock'n roll music. These new cultural expressions upset some groups. Sihanouk banished this opposition to his pop concept from the capital Phnom Penh. Part of the resistance eventually created the movement Khmer Rouge. In 1965 Norodom Sihanouk expanded his modern idea of Cambodia to include film. He wrote, directed, produced and appeared in documentaries and feature films for five years. He resumed filming in North Korea in 1988. Sihanouk's last film, "Le Cid Khmer", was released in Cambodia 2005. Over the years, Prince/King/Prime Minister Norodom Sihanouk resided in, apart from Cambodia, in the People's Republic of China and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea. He died of a heart attack on October 15, 2012, in Beijing, China.Read more

Movies & web series

Krung Thep

An Ambition Reduced to Ashes

My Village at Sunset

The Last Days of Colonel Savath

Peasants in Distress

See Angkor and Die

Twilight

The Rose of Bokor

De Gaulle, the Last King of France

Shadow Over Angkor

Le Cid Khmer

La Châtelaine de Banareath

The Great Assassination

Norodom Sihanouk, King and Film-maker

An Apostle of Non-Violence

The Heir of a Vanquished Secessionist

I Shall Never See You Again, Oh My Beloved Kampuchea

Goodbye My Love

The Countess of Nokorom

The Mysterious City

Der Dschungelkrieg

Tragic Destiny

The Joy of Life

Le petit prince du peuple

The Enchanted Forest

Apsara

Cambodia

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