Norodom Sihanouk

Norodom Sihanouk

  • Birthday: 1922-10-31
  • Deathday: 2012-10-15
  • Place of birth: Phnom Penh, Cambodia

Biography

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.

Filmography

Twilight

1969

As Prince Adit

De Gaulle, the Last King of France

2017

As Self (archive footage)

The Enchanted Forest

1966

As Preah Angk

The Rose of Bokor

1969

As Ichiro Hasegawa

Shadow Over Angkor

1968

As Prince

Der Dschungelkrieg

1983

As Self

Production

Twilight

1969

As Director

Twilight

1969

As Writer

Tragic Destiny

1969

As Director

Tragic Destiny

1969

As Editor

Tragic Destiny

1969

As Screenplay

Tragic Destiny

1969

As Dialogue

Twilight

1969

As Music

Twilight

1969

As Producer

Apsara

1966

As Director

Apsara

1966

As Writer

Apsara

1966

As Editor

The Enchanted Forest

1966

As Director

The Enchanted Forest

1966

As Writer

The Enchanted Forest

1966

As Producer

The Enchanted Forest

1966

As Music

The Mysterious City

1988

As Director

The Mysterious City

1988

As Writer

The Rose of Bokor

1969

As Director

The Rose of Bokor

1969

As Writer

The Rose of Bokor

1969

As Music

Tragic Destiny

1969

As Music

The Joy of Life

1969

As Director

The Joy of Life

1969

As Writer

An Apostle of Non-Violence

1997

As Screenplay

Peasants in Distress

1994

As Director

Peasants in Distress

1994

As Writer

Le Cid Khmer

2005

As Dialogue

Le Cid Khmer

2005

As Producer

Le Cid Khmer

2005

As Screenplay

Le petit prince du peuple

1967

As Director

Le petit prince du peuple

1967

As Producer

My Village at Sunset

1992

As Director

My Village at Sunset

1992

As Writer

See Angkor and Die

1993

As Director

See Angkor and Die

1993

As Producer

See Angkor and Die

1993

As Writer

My Village at Sunset

1992

As Producer

Peasants in Distress

1994

As Producer

Shadow Over Angkor

1968

As Director

Shadow Over Angkor

1968

As Writer

Shadow Over Angkor

1968

As Producer

Shadow Over Angkor

1968

As Music

Shadow Over Angkor

1968

As Editor

Le Cid Khmer

2005

As Director

Goodbye My Love

1989

As Director

Goodbye My Love

1989

As Writer

The Countess of Nokorom

1989

As Director

Cambodia

1965

As Director

The Great Assassination

1998

As Director

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