OLD THAI MOVIES WANTED LIST

Around 4000 Thai movies have been produced since 1927. Around 2000 are stored at the Thai Film Archives. Many 16mm colour movies are lost. There was never an original negative to hold on to, let alone archive. The camera original and any additional exhibition prints were circulated to cinemas around the country. The prints were screened and rescreened until they became scratched beyond repair.

There is still some hope or dream that some movies can be found overseas. Thai producers developed their film in Hong Kong in 1970s so some films negatives might still be there. Recently some lost movies in Thailand were found in Sweden such as กระสือสาว (1973 - Ghost of Guts Eater) where they have been released in VHS or betamax format decades ago.

I am still struggling to find below old Thai movies. Here is my old Thai movies Wanted List!

สุรนารี - year 2500 - 借紅燈 - The movie name is "borrow red light/lantern"

มือโจร - year 2504

Movie Mue Jorn was directed by Vichit Kounavudhi. Thai Film Archive has transferred its 16mm print to a digital file.

เสือสั่งถ้ำ - year 2509

เหล็กเพชร - year 2510 - Sor Asanajinda, Sopha Sataporn

เพชรตัดเพชร - year 2510 - Operation Bangkok

ปลาไหลทอง - year 2512

ดาบคู่สะท้านโลกันต์ - year 2513 - L'uomo della grande muraglia - The Devilish Killer (Taiwan) - 活閻王

รักชั่วฟ้า - year 2513

พรานเพชฌฆาต - year 2516 - TOKYO-SEOUL-BANGKOK - 東京-ソウル-バンコック_実録麻薬地帯

A Japanese friend investigated via internet. The movie is never released by DVD or VHS. It was only televised on CSTV in Japan 2 years ago. Some collectors recorded it to DVD by themselves. We searched Yahoo auction, but not exhibited.