''Apsara'' ( km, អប្សរា, ) is a 1966 Cambodian

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film edited, written, and directed by Norodom Sihanouk, who was Cambodia's

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and former

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. It stars

Nhiek Tioulong Nhiek Tioulong ( km, ញឹក ជូឡុង; 23 August 1908 – 9 June 1996) was a Cambodian army officer, politician, and actor who served as Acting Prime Minister of Cambodia from 13 February 1962 to 6 August 1962. He was a prominent politi ...

Saksi Sbong Saksi Sbong ( km, សាក់ ស៊ីស្បោង) is a Cambodian actress who mainly played the role of villains in Cambodian pre-Khmer Rouge films. Saksi Sbong was born in Phnom Penh, the capital city of Cambodia, in 1940. After working as ...

, Princess Norodom Buppha Devi, and Prince Sisowath Chivan Monirak. ''Apsara'' is Sihanouk's first feature-length film, as well as his first film in colour. He made the film in part to counter the negative portrayal of Cambodia he saw in the 1965 British-American film ''

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''. The film premiered at the LUX Theater in Phnom Penh on 20 August 1966.

Cast

as General Rithi *

as Rattana * Norodom Buppha Devi as Kantha, a dancer *Sisowath Chivan Monirak as Lieutenant Phaly, a pilot *

Norodom Narindrapong Norodom Narindrapong ( km, នរោត្តម នរិន្រ្ទពង្ស ; 18 September 1954 – 7 October 2003) was a Prince of Cambodia. He was born in Phnom Penh to King Father Norodom Sihanouk and Queen Mother Norodom Monineath ...

as Narin, brother of Phaly *

Norodom Phurissara Prince Norodom Phurissara ( km, នរោត្ដម ភូរីស្សរ៉ា, October 13, 1919 – April 1976) was a prominent leftist Cambodian politician of the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s, who held a number of ministerial posts. A member of ...

Sinn Sisamouth Sinn Sisamouth; (c. 1932 – c. 1976) was a Cambodian singer-songwriter active from the 1950s to the 1970s. Widely considered the "King of Khmer Music", Sisamouth, along with Ros Serey Sothea, Pen Ran, Mao Sareth, and other Cambodian artist ...

as Singer *Sieng Dy as Singer *Suy *Mandoline

References

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* 1966 films 1960s romantic drama films 1966 drama films Cambodian drama films Khmer-language films {{Cambodia-film-stub