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Ringo Lam Ling-Tung

Directing · 1955–2018 · Hong Kong, China

Biography

Ringo Lam Ling-Tung (1955-2018) was a Hong Kong film director, producer and scriptwriter. He was known for gritty, dark and realistic action thrillers. He was born in Hong Kong and studied film at York University film school in Toronto. Quentin Tarantino's Reservoir Dogs (1992) was reworked from Lam's City on Fire (1987), and critics have indicated that there are shot-by-shot copies of certain action sequences. His most recent films include a collaboration with Jean-Claude Van Damme: Maximum Risk (1996), Replicant (2001), and The Savage (2003) (better known as In Hell).

Known for

Filmography

2022Septet: The Story of Hong KongDirector
2017In the Mood for MelvilleSelf
2016Sky on FireDirector
2015Wild CityDirector
2011Tarantino, le disciple de Hong-Kong
2007TriangleExecutive Producer
2003In HellDirector
2003Looking for Mr. PerfectDirector
2001ReplicantDirector
1999VictimDirector
1999Simon SezExecutive Producer
1998The SuspectDirector
1997Full AlertDirector
1996Maximum RiskDirector
1995The AdventurersDirector
1994Burning ParadiseDirector
1993Film ohne Fesseln - Das neue Hongkong KinoSelf
1992Full ContactDirector
1992Twin DragonsCard Player
1991Prison on Fire IIDirector
1991Touch and Go
1990Rebel from ChinaStory
1990Undeclared WarDirector
1990A Moment of RomanceProduction Consultant
1989Wild SearchDirector
1988School on FireDirector
1988The Eighth HappinessAudience member (cameo)
1987Prison on FireDirector
1987The Thirty Million Dollar RushAssistant Director
1987City on FireChow's Contact
1986Happy Ghost IIIStunt Coordinator
1986Aces Go Places IV: You Never Die TwiceDirector
1985Cupid OneDirector
1984The Other Side of GentlemanDirector
1983Esprit D'amourDirector
1978ICAC: Section Nine
1977Luk Siu Fung (Series II)
1977A House is Not a Home
1976You Are Wonderful
1974The Fatal Irony

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