The Kingmaker DVD 2005 A Kelet zsoldosa (กบฎท้าวศรีสุดาจันทร์) / Directed by Lek Kitiparaporn / Starring: Gary Stretch, John Rhys-Davies, Yoe Hassadeevichit, Cindy Burbridge

UPC 5999545584548

REGION 2 PAL DVD  

MADE IN HUNGARY

AUDIO: English 2.0, Hungarian 2.0

SUBTITLES: -

Total Runtime: 85 minutes

English Summary:

The King Maker (Thai: กบฎท้าวศรีสุดาจันทร์, or The Rebellion of Queen Sudachan, is a 2005 Thai historical drama film set during the Ayutthaya kingdom. With a storyline that shares many similarities to 2001's The Legend of Suriyothai, The King Maker's plot focuses on a Portuguese mercenary (Gary Stretch) in the service of the Siamese court. Produced by David Winters, it was the first English-language Thai film production since the 1941 film, King of the White Elephant, produced by Pridi Phanomyong. This was also the first Thai film sold to a "Major film studio".

The story opens with Portuguese soldier Fernando de Gama drowning in the ocean after a shipwreck. He comes to, finds some wreckage to float on and washes up on the coast of Siam. After almost being eaten by a crocodile, he is captured by Arab slave traders and taken to Ayutthaya. Released from his bonds to be put on the auction block, he promptly knocks down his captors and leads them on a chase throughout the ancient city.

Eventually, he is brought under control, but not before he is captured the attention of a Eurasian beauty, Maria, who buys him his freedom back. After recovering from his recapture, Maria brings Fernando to meet her father, Phillippe. Fernando immediately recognizes Phillippe as the man who killed Fernando's father many years ago, whom Fernando has been seeking on a lifetime quest for revenge.

Hungarian Summary:

Az 1500-as években Sziámban partra vet a víz egy hajótöröttet. Egy portugál hölgy, rátalál és megmenti a rabszolgakereskedőktől. Fernandót nagyszerű katona lévén, a thai király személyi testőrévé fogadja. Hamarosan rájön, hogy a királyné meg akarja öletni hitvesét, és szövetkezik Philippe-pel, szerelme apjával. A ravasz királynét azonban nem sikerül leleplezni, mielőtt végezne férjével és fiával, hogy szeretőjét ültesse a trónra. Az összeesküvéssel Fernandót és társait vádolják, miután helyzetük meglehetősen kilátástalanná válik.

Cast / Szereplők:

• Gary Stretch as Fernando De Gamma
• John Rhys-Davies as Phillippe
• Cindy Burbridge as Maria
• Yossavadee Hassadeevichit as Queen Sudachan
• Dom Hetrakul as Tong
• Nirut Sirijanya as King Chairacha
• Charlie Trairat as Prince Yodfa
• Akara Amarttayakul as Phan Bud Sri Thep
• Byron Bishop as Scar-Face Ninja