The King Maker (2005)
Overview
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.
Production Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $7,534,750.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | th |
| Popularity | 3.999 |
Directed By
Lek Kitaparaporn
Crew
David Winters
Lek Kitaparaporn
Sean Casey
Ian Livingstone
Sumadam Niemtong
Patricia Rose
Katherine Roberts
Chatchai Chaiyon
Kijja Lapho
Jiradech Samnangsanor
Wongtawan Cheewin
Andre Bachtiari
William Watts
Surasak Mahatananon
Ammarin Pornjapo
Somkiat Injun
Sarunnont Nolphan-r-kas
Narong Boonmark
Nisit Pomsama
TOP CAST
Gary Stretch
Fernando De Gamma
John Rhys-Davies
Phillippe
Cindy Sirinya Bishop
Maria
Dom Haetrakul
Tong
Nirut Sirijanya
King Chairacha
Yoe Hassadeevichit
Queen Sudachan
Dean Alexandrou
Ninja
Akara Amarttayakul
Pan Bud Sri Thep
Amara Asavananda
Yai Jun
Korawij devahastin na Ayudhya
Nobleman
Byron Bishop
Scar-Face Ninja
Thanet Chimpol
Dang
Tanapol Chuksrida
Mandarin #1
Shaun Delaney
Fernando's Father
Korawit Devahastin
Nobleman
Emma
Fernando's mother
Fei Gao
Flying ninja
Michael Hardie
Fernando as a child
Nate Harrison
Portugese Soldier
Prasita Katirattanachai
Tong's daughter
Rattanaporn Klongkan
Maria's maid
Peter Maiocchi
Singha
Damian Mavis
Portugese soldier / Village dancer
Faisal Zakaria Mohamed
Queen's bodyguard
Daniel Patrick O'Neill
Portuguese Soldier
Francisco Pereira
Antonio
Uraiwan Phattanasilp
Malee
Antonio Pineda
Don Vincenti
Oliver Poupart
Lord Chakkraphat
Cameron Roberts
Drummer boy
Mark Sobels
Father Pedro
Colin Stevens
Portugese soldier
Nicolas Torio
Mandarin #2
Charlie Trairat
Prince Yod Fa
John Winters
Andreas, the young soldier
Dam Datsakorn
King of lanna
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