Visiting awesome temples of Cambodia in 1968 

Mr. Rogge, thank you very much for uploading this unique video clip of your journey in Cambodia. I wish the video last longer.

กัมพูชายุคก่อนปี 1970 เป็นประเทศที่สวยงาม สงบสุข เจริญสูสีกับประเทศไทย

Great document about Cambodia before 1970. Thanks for uploading and bring back my memories as 70's. Beginning of video there is a very nice Mustang. I remember near where I live in Toul Kok there is another mustang with hardtop with Ligh blue color? I guess you do have another Khmer video is BW.

Mr. Rogge , My name Vandy Dim Nhek oldest son of Nhek Dim also myself in that video with Jim the end of video clip. First time seen it by a Friend forwarded to me a few days ago . Thanks for sharing this best memory of my family and Cambodia back then. Regards ,

Cambodia was so peaceful and a noble country but to many foreigner conflict wanted to invade Cambodia . Land of natural resources lively full of natural treasure unfortunately all the intellectuals , elites , doctors well educated men and women got killed atrocities by the Genocides few remains . Prayers for Cambodia to forever be resilient from this tragic nightmare that takes almost 3 Millions Khmers lives within a space of 4 years of Khmers Rouge Regimes!!!!💔😭🙏🏽🇰🇭🇰🇭🇰🇭🇰🇭🇰🇭💔🙏🏽

So sad that Cambodia was so beautiful Pre-Khmer Rouge :'(

It is so sad that I have not lived to see that year yet. Cambodian people are so happy between 1960 through 1775, and everything else went dark unexpectedly, not knowing what was going on. We went into oblivion, and even the government cannot protect innocent people.

What an extraordinary piece of archive film. Comparatively few people got to see Angkor without the hordes, let alone make movies of it. This is a real treasure - thanks for posting.

very frightening to know danger just ahead

I just started working in the early 1980s, my boss was a Cambodian who came to Northeast China to study and work in the 1950s. He told me that Cambodia is a poor place. This sentence left a deep impression on me and has always affected my understanding of Cambodia. This film completely subverted my perception of Cambodia in the 1960s. It is a film that reflects the real times at that time. Compared with China in the 1960s, it is not bad at all. If you look at the clothing of the street people, it is clear that there was no such good clothing in China at that time. 20世纪80年代初我刚工作，我单位的领导是柬埔寨人，他20世纪50年代来到中国东北学习工作。他告诉我说，柬埔寨是穷地方。 这句话给我的印象太深了，并一直影响着我对柬埔寨的认识。这部影片完全颠覆了我对20世纪60年代柬埔寨的认知，这是一部反映当时真实时代的影片，对比中国的20世纪60年代，一点都不差。看一看路边街人的服饰就清楚了，当时在中国还没有这么好的服装呢。

Those structure on the bayon bridge, most of those men head were stolen.

មេីលវីឌីអូនេះហេីយនឹកកាលពីក្មេងណាស់

Wow, Cambodia was very beautiful right before the war! This is also a well made Film.

That’s when before the nation get destroyed

Thankful for sharing the documents in Cambodia 🇰🇭 I love Cambodia 🇰🇭 My County.

Wow!!! Thankyou Sir Michael Roge..This is the oldest and longest best video of Ankorian archeological park ever,thank you and its in the 60s and 70s I loved Cambodia in the 40sto70s and never wanted War to happened between communist and America at all if no War I believed Cambodia is very close to America and uroup then most countries , most of the statue are still there aswell , evendoe its loot by Siam during the sack of the last Ankorian king..but its looks much better then after the Khmer polpot...I like to find out more of the classic holiwood film talking in the clip.that shot at Ankor tom,thanks for such a Cambodian treasure videos.. There are also Warlord leaders named beside him if you looked carefully in khmer Sanskrit writing and which territories his came from and also his old armies abd ethnic armies mostly with animal crown on them followed him aswell..

I've never had the privilege to watch a magnificent time-witness documentation from Cambodia and its temples. A big thank you Mr. Rogge for uploading and sharing this moment of bliss with us! In deep appreciation, compliments, and respect from Siem Reap, Cambodia. 🙏💎🙏

My beloved Cambodia...

Thank you, Mr. Rogge for sharing this beautiful treasure.

Stunning country. Their ancestors were highly intellectual, master minds. Minds of god, True heaven on earth.

The world won't be able to see another one like this being built. It's not possible in modern civilization.

Awesome video clip! Thank you so much for sharing this very unique film.

Rogge captured the most famous Cambodian artist of the 60s nhiek diem

I’m a Cambodian. Thanks for upload video 🙏

This is an absolute gem of a video! Extraordinary in so many ways - Before the crowds, before the Khmer rouge 😢 Thank you soooo much for sharing! 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

ខ្ញុំពិតជាសូមអរគុណដល់អ្នកថតវីដេអូឯកសារនេះណាស់ ដែលមានចិត្តល្អជួយចែករំលែកវិដេអូនេះដល់ពិភពលោកអោយស្គាល់ប្រទេសកម្ពុជា។ សូមព្រះជាម្ចាស់ប្រទានពរដល់អ្នកនិងក្រុមគ្រួសារអោយជួបតែសេចក្តីសុខនិងសេចក្ដីចំរើនគ្រប់ប្រការ។ អាមែន!

Wonderful vintage footage of these precious sites, thankyou so much for uploading it. My mother visited in 1966 so I'd long been familiar with her photos. The situation when I visited in 2007 was quite different with many more tourists these days! One of the saddest differences today is that so many of the statues seen in this footage have since lost their original heads: many of the Gods & Demons on the main Angkor gate (though new heads now fill the gaps there) and all but two of the figures shown here at Preah Khan are now headless (it's quite a shock to see those sculptures now). The seated statues at Banteay Srei temple were also missing when I visited (some were stolen or destroyed, others taken to museums for safety) but have since been replaced by copies.

Thank you for the upload. Yes. Wish there was more video though. Awesome.

An outstanding home video. The exhibition of the downed US plane shows which side Cambodia supported in the Vietnam War. Just one year later the USA would begin bombing the Ho Chi Minh trail in eastern Cambodia.

Really appropriate the hard work. Never expect such rare footage about Cambodia is still remaining. 🙏🙏

Nice and would like to see more video how Cambodia look before 1975 Khmer rouge (Pol Pot)took place.

I want to thank to Mr & Mrs Rogge for this 53 years old documentary of my birth country Temples of Angkor Wat, it’s so interesting of how my birth country use to look like on the year of my birth, especially our Angkor Temples, it’s actually looks more beautiful unique and antique back then, with all of these old Angkor than what it’s looking like at the moment

Thank you for sharing this great documentary with us.

very nice science and missed.... the wonderful age of that era...THANKS....

Thank you. I came by bus from Thailand in 1964 and toured only 1-2 days.

Angkor is for me the most amazing place I have visited. I first visited in 1998 when there were very few tourists. I visited again in 2017 and expected the experience to be degraded by mass tourism but suprisingly that wasn't my experience at all. I was even more awestruck than my first visit twenty years before. This place is so atmospheric and beautiful it gives me goosebumps. It is heartbreaking to think of the absolute misery Cambodia would be plunged into shortly after this film was made.

I wonder if that kid in the document ever returned back to visit Cambodia.

Amazing. Angkor. Bhuda and Hindu 😮🎉🎉🎉

Thank you, Mr.Rogge for uploading this video of my father's homeland. It was so calm, peaceful and clean back then.

this camera men is better than me 2021

That was really the time to travel 1960 to 1976 after that every where is awful.which is that hotel please tell.

The color production of the film is awesome.

Thank you very much

Wow cambodia💪👍❤🇰🇭

Beautiful country and history of a long ago enchanted paradise.

Love all your videos. Thank you for sharing.

Mr rogge how old are you sir

Two friend holding hand the cambodian kid waving goodbye is very sad imagine kid go back to america living comfortable life while in the next 7 years that cambodian kid will face the most horrific regime his parent might get killed

Fantastic! I visited Siem Reap in 1999. Flew one way from Bangkok and took a pickup truck (with 15 people) back to the border of Thailand. Good times :D

Very nice video

Thank for visited cambodia.

Thanks I never been to cambodia But ,after watching this,cambodia is a beautiful country

Amazing!

Wow

The wonderful temples of Khmer

Thank you

Beautiful video thanks the upload

The year I born 1968, soon civil war will be begin.

The Americans were slim back then , just like the locals. McD changed all that .

Very lovely, thanks for sharing!

Nostalgia.....

Most people in this video would be dead by 1980.

Beautiful Cambodia!

Thank you John for sharing this document.

Crazy it looks exactly the same today. I was just there last month.

Who’s the boy in the video clip? How does he look like now?

Thank you for video 🙏📸

You've captured amazing footage of practically everything significant from the wooden instrument, water buffalos, that hill going up to Phnom Bakeng! Oh.... Just absolutely AMAZING!!! THANK YOU FOR SHARING THIS VIDEO WITH THE WORLD!

Wow Khmer Angkor 1880-2021-2-23

Hi Michael, I'm a graduate student directing a documentary and this footage is perfect for establishing a major segment. May I use this with your permission? I can't offer anything other than your name in the credits and my gratitude. Happy to talk more or answer any questions. Thanks, JT

Thank you, Mr. Rogge, for this wonderful and extraordinary footage of Cambodia and its ancient temples from 1968. This is extremely incredible. Your videography of everything is spectacular!! I am just in awe and I'm so thankful and grateful to be able to see this and compare it to today. I've been visiting Cambodia (my birthland) since 2005. I am still learning so much about my culture and heritage. There's endless history I've yet to learn. But again, your video recording from before the war is just treasure to us Khmer. Thank you! I also love the narrative!

I believe the two young boys in the video are your sons. How old are they now (2024)? Again, I truly LOVE your video of your vacation in Cambodia. My heart is so full having to see the places and things that I have seen and been to. Thank you again. xoxo

Great rear video! Thank you for posting it.

Wow, look nice and good arrangement.

Before killing field

It brings me sadness to learn that Cambodia was destroyed due to the Vietnam War, which was started by the French. I would also blame the North Vietnamese and the American government for spreading the war to the country, resulting in over 1,000,000 deaths to the Khmer people.

Thank you

I love the segment where 'Bydlo' starts playing, so appropriate!

The more interesting footage from a cambodian perspective is what the cambodian world of 1968 looked like. The temples remain but that fragile society is gone. Grateful if you could post those everyday scenes if you still have any left. At the start of the clip you seem to refer to khmer artist Nhek Dim. Are you able to jot down how you got to know him etc..? Much of what is known about this artist is unfortunately hearsay at best with the destruction of cambodia following the spillover of the US war in vietnam.

Did you also visit Thailand?

Well come to Cambodia 🇰🇭😻😻

That little boy is so,lucky

Je suis 6 ans époque?merci beaucoup cher monsieur....MichaelRogge

I haven’t born yet. I got shaken just to watch during my grandparents and the old time Cambodia. Thank you so much for keeping the old part of Khmer history.

at 6:10 sir I don't think you should do that T-that's a god that we worship

วัดกัมพูชา. โคโบ

Super Unbelievable 😢

Preakha ko preah Khan mandir kahane lage.

khmer welcome.

💗💗👌💟👍

Look at the tuktuk passapp at 20:38, there is alot of that here now

This is Lord Shiva temple

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My country

thanks you Michael Rogge hope release more pictures or more videos

Ye Buddha Ke foot hain, avlokiteshawar Buddha.

This is Hindu temple

Did u know Mey Sam?

Why I have this video?

Long time ago