THAI MOVIES - CAMBODIA
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Many Cambodian movies were released in Thailand during decades 1960s and 1970s before the Khmer Rouge era. From years 1970 to 1975, around 30 Cambodian movies were shown in Thailand. Cambodian movies golden era stopped in year 1975. From decade 1960s to 1975, almost 400 Cambodian movies were released in Cambodia.
- งูเก็งกอง (ពស់កេងកង - "The Snake Man") - 1970
Cambodian movie "The Snake Man" was a commercial success in Thailand, but also in Indonesia, Singapore, Hong Kong, Vietnam and the Philippines.
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Later on, a few Thai movies (งูเก็งกอง) were 'remakes' of the original Cambodian movie.
The baby born from their love has hair made of small snakes. Local villagers disdain the mother and her daughter.
As movie งูเก็งกอง was very successfully in Thailand, a movie sequel งูเก็งกอง 2 was released in year 1971 and featured Chea Yuthorn, Dy Saveth and Thai actress Aranya Namwong.
Cambodian movie งูเก็งกอง got six Cambodian cinema awards per the poster information.
The movie "The Snake Man" was so successful in Thailand that other Cambodian movies were promoted heavily as featuring same actors and actresses as "The Snake Man" (”นำแสดงโดยดาราเรื่องงูเก็งกองครบชุด”).
Many Cambodian folklore stories are similar to Thai folklore stories (Sang Thong, Ka Kee, Nang Phom Hom, Phra Rod Meree...), so Thai audience had no issues to enjoy Cambodian movies.
Cambodian Movie Star Pich Chanboramey and Thai actor Vinai Kraibutr were playing in this movie.
- งูเก็งกอง 2 (ពស់កេងកង ភាគពីរ - "The Marvellous Snake") - 1971
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Cambodian movie งูเก็งกอง 2 (1971) - "The Marvellous Snake" - 人蛇情仇 featured famous Thai actress Aranya Namwong. The movie director Tea Lim Koun still has the film reels but it was never released in DVD format. It was shown in movies festivals.
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Cambodian movie "The Snake Man" was such a commercial success in Thailand that the movie director Tea Lim Koun decided to make a part 2, i.e. "The Marvellous Snake". Famous Thai actress Aranya Namwong was also featured to increase the interest among Thai people.
Due to high piracy, it is unlikely that Cambodian movie งูเก็งกอง 2 - "The Marvellous Snake" will ever be released under DVD format.
- ธิดางูเกงกอง ("Teeda Sok Puos" - "The Snake Girl") - 1974
This poster was drawn by Kampol Niyomthai (กำพล นิยมไทย), famous movie poster painter in Thailand.
This movie was released under VCD format in Thailand.
- นางผมหอม
After the huge success of Cambodian movie "The Snake Man" in 1970, Cambodian movies boomed in Thailand. Cambodian movie นางผมหอม was another successful movie. Before "The Snake Man", there were at least five Cambodian films released in Bangkok movie theaters. In Surin province having a border with Cambodia, many cambodian movies were shown in 1960s and 1970s.
This picture is taken in Yala and is from อานนท์ เธียเตอร์, famous movie dubber in Thailand.
- กากี ("Kakey") - 1967
A partial movie extract is still available in Thailand.
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These show cards were shown in Thai theaters. The scan pictures are from เดียวดาย ดักดาน, famous movie dubber in Thailand and movie posters collector.
- พระรถเมรี (ពុទិសែន នាងកង្រី - "Puthisean Neang Kong Rey" - "The Twelve Sisters") - 1968
For his movie "The Twelve Sisters", Ly Bun Yim wanted the best Thai dubbers. Sompong Phonmitr and Juree Osiri were used.
A re-mastered version was made around year 2015.
- พิมพากลับชาติ ("Preah Neang Pompea Sor Cheat") - 1969
A partial movie extract is still available in Thailand.
- กระเป๋าทอง - 1970
- ทิพย์สุดา (រឿងទិព្វសូដាច័ន្ - "Tep Sodachan") - 1968
The movie "Tep Sodachan" was released under VHS format in Cambodia.
- ธาวรีกรรแสง (ថាវរីមាសបង - "Thavry Meas Bong") - 1968
A partial movie extract is still available in Thailand. The movie "Thavry Meas Bong" was released under VHS format in Cambodia.
- หมื่นอาลัย (រឿង មួយម៉ឺនអាល័យ - "Mouy Mern Alai") - 1968
A partial movie extract is still available in Thailand. The movie "Mouy Mern Alai" was released under VHS format in Cambodia.
- ถล่มฤทธิ์พญายักษ์ ("Neang sovan tanorn")
A partial movie extract is still available in Thailand. This story is based on Thai classical litterature story เจ้าหญิงแตงอ่อน. The main actress has a brother, being a crocodile.
- ธิดาช้างเผือก (ស្ដេចដំរីស - Sdach Domrei Sor - King of the White Elephant) - 1970
- สังข์ทอง - 1967
A partial movie extract is still available in Thailand. This movie was produced in 1967 in Cambodia but shown in Thailand in 1970 after the success of งูเก็งกอง - "The Snake Man".
- รักข้ามขอบฟ้า (ស្នេហ៍ឆ្លងវេហា) - 1971
A partial movie extract is still available in Thailand and was shown in Thai Film Archives.
This movie was featuring the most famous Cambodian and Thai actors / actresses of beginning of 1970s decade.
This movie was showing the good collaboration / relationship between Thai and Cambodian cinema industries.
This movie was a co-production between Cambodia and Thailand. It was directed by Thai movie director Sor Asanajinda and Cambodian movie director Hui Keung.
It was the first time to have two couples of Thai and Cambodia cinema superstars.
It was shown in Thai Film Archives in year 2018 and 2021.
- บุปผาเทวี
This picture is from เดียวดาย ดักดาน, famous movie dubber in Thailand and movie posters collector.
- เลือดในสายฝน (វិលវិញណាបង)
- แรงกตัญญู
- อภินิหารน้ำเต้าทอง - (ធីតាឃ្លោកទិព្) - 1971
- ปัญจเทวี ("panh chapor theavy")
A partial movie extract is still available in Thailand. In 1960s and 1970s decades, movies projectionists were inserting bits of olders films at the beginning of the reel (หัวม้วนของหนัง) in order to protect the main movie in case the film breaks when starting projecting. Such older movies bits were Thai movies being outdated or even some Cambodian movies.
- พิชัย วงศา (រឿង ពិជ័យវង្សា - "Pichey Vongsa") - 1967
A partial movie extract is still available in Thailand. The story is about a pregnant woman going to her lover to ask him to take responsability but he is married already. So he chased her. Finally she delivered a boy. Twenty years have passed. The boy, now being an adult, is taking care of his mother by selling products from the forest. One day, as he is singing in the forest, a young lady answers to his song by singing also. Romance starts...
- สุวรรณหงส์ (សុវណ្ណ ហង្ - "Sovannahong") - 1967
It was directed by famous Cambodian film director Yvon Hem (เหม อีวง). This movie was one of the most successful local fantasy films in decade 1960s.
- บัวขาวน้อย (ពៅឈូកស - "Peov Chouk Sor") - 1967
It was directed by famous Cambodian film director Tea Lim Koun. It features two of the biggest stars of Cambodian cinema, i.e. Dy Saveth and Chea Yuthorn.
- จระเข้ยักษ์ จ้าวกุมภีล์คะนองเดช ("The Crocodile Men") - 1974
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Cambodian movie "The Crocodile Men" was released in Thailand and also overseas. it is one of the few Cambodian movies that was not destroyed during Khmer Rouge era.
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Some Thai posters name the movie as จระเข้ยักษ์ จ้าวกุมภีล์คะนองเดช,
but also as ชาละวัน.
Other old Cambodian movies shown in Thailand are อาทิ พิณทองคะนองศึก, พระกมจัยตึ๊ก, "The invisible man", อภินิหารขันทอง (នាងផ្តិលមាស)...
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Thai movie ไทยน้อย (1969) was released in Cambodia before the Khmer Rouge era.
Thai movie ปี่แก้วนางหงษ์ (1970) was released in Cambodia before the Khmer Rouge era.
Thai movie จงอางผยอง (1971) was released in Cambodia before the Khmer Rouge era.
This Thai movie also featured Cambodian actress Dy Saveth. Thai Film Archives have a copy of this movie.
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Thai movies โรงแรมผี (2002) and ผีหัวขาด (2002) were released in Cambodia.
