The King Maker

The King Maker
Thai movie poster.
Directed byLek Kitaparaporn
Written bySean Casey
Produced byDavid Winters
StarringGary Stretch
John Rhys-Davies
Yoe Hassadeevichit
Cindy Burbridge
CinematographyJiradeht Samnansanor
Edited byWilliam Watts
Music byIan Livingstone
Distributed byAlpha Beta Films International
Sahamongkol Film International (Thailand)
Release date
  • October 20, 2005 (2005-10-20)
Running time
100 minutes
CountriesThailand
United Kingdom
LanguagesEnglish
Thai
Budget250 million baht

The King Maker (Thai: กบฎท้าวศรีสุดาจันทร์), or The Rebellion of Queen Sudachan, is a 2005 Thai historical drama film set during the Ayutthaya kingdom. With a storyline that shares many similarities to 2001's The Legend of Suriyothai, The King Maker's plot focuses on a Portuguese mercenary (Gary Stretch) in the service of the Siamese court. Directed by Lek Kitaparaporn and produced by David Winters, it was the first English-language Thai film production since the 1941 film, King of the White Elephant, produced by Pridi Phanomyong.