The King Maker

The King Maker

A warrior's path. A king's destiny.

R 2005 · 100 min · ★ 4.3 · Action, Adventure, Drama, Romance

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.

Directed by Lek Kitaparaporn · Written by Sean Casey

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Gary Stretch Fernando De Gamma
John Rhys-Davies Phillippe
Cindy Sirinya Bishop Maria
Dom Hetrakul 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

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