

The King Maker
2005-10-20 · 100 min · ★ 4.3
1547. Fernando de Gama, a young "Soldier of Fortune" from Portugal, set sail for the Orient in an effort to find a man who murdered his father and, with luck, like many of their compatriots, to make his fortune. A vicious storm in the Indian Ocean almost ended his plans when he was on the ship sank. The sole survivor, he was washed up on a tropical beach only to be captured by Arab slavers and taken to Ayutthaya in the kingdom of Siam, where he was offered for sale as a slave.
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- Directors
- Lek Kitaparaporn
- Production companies
- Winters Hollywood Entertainment Holdings Corporation, Alpha Beta Films, Sahamongkolfilm
- Countries
- Thailand
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- USD 7,534,750
Top Cast
Gary StretchFernando De Gamma
John Rhys-DaviesPhillippe
Cindy Sirinya BishopMaria
Dom HetrakulTong
Nirut SirijanyaKing Chairacha
Dean AlexandrouNinja
Akara AmarttayakulPan Bud Sri Thep
Amara AsavanandaYai Jun
Byron BishopScar-Face Ninja
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