The King of the White Elephant (1941)

Movie
The King of the White Elephant
NR 1 hr 40 minApr 4th, 1941War, Drama
Set in the Ayutthaya Kingdom of the 16th century King Chakra is going about his usual palace duties granting audiences to his advisers including his Lord Chamberlain who is keen to see the king fulfill his royal duty of taking 366 wives including hopefully among them the chamberlains own daughter Based on a novel and produced by Pridi Banomyong and released before Thailands involvement in World War II the Englishlanguage film carried a propaganda message from antiwar interests in Thailand that Thailand should remain neutral and only go to war to defend its sovereignty against foreign invaders
DirectorSunh Vasudhara
WriterPridi Bhanomyong

Movie Details

Theatrical Release:April 4th, 1941
Original Language:Thai
Production Companies:Pridi Films