Cherd Songsri
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Cherd Songsri (Thai: เชิด ทรงศรี, September 20, 1931 – May 21, 2006) was a Thai film director, screenwriter and film producer. A maker of period films that sought to introduce international audiences to his vision of Thai culture, his best-known work is the 1977 romance film Plae Kao (The Scar), which earned more box-office receipts than any Thai film before it. It won a prize at the 1981 Three Continents Festival in Nantes, France.
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เชิด ทรงศรี | |
![]() Cherd Songsri on the set of his 2001 film, Behind the Painting. | |
Born | (1931-09-20)September 20, 1931 |
Died | May 21, 2006(2006-05-21) (aged 74) |
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Years active | 1960s–2000s |
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