Ringo Lam Ling-Tung
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).
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Movies (37)
Septet: The Story of Hong Kong
Director (Directing)
2022
In the Mood for Melville
as Self
2017
Sky on Fire
Director (Directing)
2016
Wild City
Director (Directing)
2015
Tarantino, le disciple de Hong-Kong
2011
Triangle
Director (Directing)
2007
In Hell
Director (Directing)
2003
Looking for Mr. Perfect
Director (Directing)
2003
Replicant
Director (Directing)
2001
Victim
Director (Directing)
1999
Simon Sez
Executive Producer (Production)
1999
The Suspect
Director (Directing)
1998
Full Alert
Director (Directing)
1997
Maximum Risk
Director (Directing)
1996
The Adventurers
Director (Directing)
1995
Burning Paradise
Director (Directing)
1994
Film ohne Fesseln - Das neue Hongkong Kino
as Self
1993
Full Contact
Director (Directing)
1992
Twin Dragons
as Card Player
1992
Prison on Fire II
Director (Directing)
1991
Touch and Go
1991
Rebel from China
Story (Writing)
1990
Undeclared War
Director (Directing)
1990
A Moment of Romance
Production Consultant (Production)
1990
Wild Search
Director (Directing)
1989
School on Fire
Director (Directing)
1988
The Eighth Happiness
as Audience member (cameo)
1988
Prison on Fire
Director (Directing)
1987
The Thirty Million Dollar Rush
Assistant Director (Directing)
1987
City on Fire
as Chow's Contact (uncredited)
1987
Aces Go Places IV: You Never Die Twice
Director (Directing)
1986
Happy Ghost III
Stunt Coordinator (Crew)
1986
Cupid One
Director (Directing)
1985
The Other Side of Gentleman
Director (Directing)
1984
Esprit D'amour
Director (Directing)
1983
ICAC: Section Nine
1978
You Are Wonderful
1976
