Ringo Lam Ling-Tung

Director

Born: December 8, 1955
Died: December 29, 2018 (age 63)
From: 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…

Filmography (32)

Septet: The Story of Hong Kong (2022)
Director
In the Mood for Melville (2017)
Self
Sky on Fire (2016)
Director
Wild City (2015)
Director
Tarantino, le disciple de Hong-Kong (2011)
Triangle (2007)
Director
In Hell (2003)
Director
Looking for Mr. Perfect (2003)
Director
Replicant (2001)
Director
Victim (1999)
Director
The Suspect (1998)
Director
Full Alert (1997)
Director
Maximum Risk (1996)
Director
The Adventurers (1995)
Director
Burning Paradise (1994)
Director
Film ohne Fesseln - Das neue Hongkong Kino (1993)
Self
Full Contact (1992)
Director
Twin Dragons (1992)
Director
Prison on Fire II (1991)
Director
Touch and Go (1991)
Director
Undeclared War (1990)
Director
Wild Search (1989)
Director
School on Fire (1988)
Director
The Eighth Happiness (1988)
Audience member (cameo)
Prison on Fire (1987)
Director
City on Fire (1987)
Director
Aces Go Places IV: You Never Die Twice (1986)
Director
Cupid One (1985)
Director
The Other Side of Gentleman (1984)
Director
Esprit D'amour (1983)
Director