Ringo Lam Ling-Tung
Directing
Born December 8, 1955 in Hong Kong, China
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).
Filmography
Septet: The Story of Hong Kong
In the Mood for Melville
Self
Sky on Fire
Wild City
Tarantino, le disciple de Hong-Kong
Triangle
In Hell
Looking for Mr. Perfect
Replicant
Victim
Simon Sez
The Suspect
Full Alert
Maximum Risk
The Adventurers
Burning Paradise
Film ohne Fesseln - Das neue Hongkong Kino
Self
Full Contact
Twin Dragons
Card Player
Prison on Fire II
Touch and Go
Rebel from China
Undeclared War
A Moment of Romance
Wild Search
School on Fire
The Eighth Happiness
Audience member (cameo)
Prison on Fire
The Thirty Million Dollar Rush
City on Fire
Chow's Contact
Aces Go Places IV: You Never Die Twice
Happy Ghost III
Cupid One
The Other Side of Gentleman
Esprit D'amour
Luk Siu Fung (Series II)
A House is Not a Home
You Are Wonderful
The Fatal Irony