Norodom Sihanouk
Directing
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.
Known for
Directing23
movieLe Cid Khmer
2005
Director
movieThe Great Assassination
1998
Director
moviePeasants in Distress
1994
Director
movieSee Angkor and Die
1993
Director
movieMy Village at Sunset
1992
Director
movieThe Mysterious City
1988
Director
movieThe Joy of Life
1969
Director
Twilight
1969
Director
movieThe Rose of Bokor
1969
Director
movieShadow Over Angkor
1968
Director
movieThe Enchanted Forest
1966
Director
movieApsara
1966
Director
movieCambodia
1965
Director
Writing21
movieLe Cid Khmer
2005
Dialogue, Screenplay
movieAn Apostle of Non-Violence
1997
Screenplay
movieThe Joy of Life
1969
Writer
Tragic Destiny
1969
Screenplay, Dialogue
movieApsara
1966
Writer
Production11
movieLe Cid Khmer
2005
Producer
moviePeasants in Distress
1994
Producer
movieSee Angkor and Die
1993
Producer
movieMy Village at Sunset
1992
Producer
Twilight
1969
Producer
movieShadow Over Angkor
1968
Producer
movieThe Enchanted Forest
1966
Producer
Acting10
movieKrung Thep
2026
Norodom Sihanouk
movieDe Gaulle, the Last King of France
2017
Self (archive footage)
Twilight
1969
Prince Adit
movieThe Rose of Bokor
1969
Ichiro Hasegawa
movieThe Enchanted Forest
1966
Preah Angk