Ringo Lam Ling-Tung

Ringo Lam Ling-Tung

DirectorWriterActorProducerProduction Dec 8 (died age 63) Hong Kong, China 1974–2022 (48 year career)

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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 Ri…

Known For

In Hell

In Hell

Director

Twin Dragons

Twin Dragons

Card Player

Maximum Risk

Maximum Risk

Director

Replicant

Replicant

Director

City on Fire

City on Fire

Chow's Contact (uncredited)

Full Contact

Full Contact

Director

Prison on Fire

Prison on Fire

Director

A Moment of Romance

A Moment of Romance

Associate Producer

Filmography

Acting (12)

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Movies (9)

In the Mood for Melville

In the Mood for Melville

as Self

Tarantino, le disciple de Hong-Kong

Tarantino, le disciple de Hong-Kong

Film ohne Fesseln - Das neue Hongkong Kino

Film ohne Fesseln - Das neue Hongkong Kino

as Self

Twin Dragons

Twin Dragons

as Card Player

Touch and Go

Touch and Go

The Eighth Happiness

The Eighth Happiness

as Audience member (cameo)

City on Fire

City on Fire

as Chow's Contact (uncredited)

ICAC: Section Nine

You Are Wonderful

You Are Wonderful

Television (3)

A House is Not a Home

A House is Not a Home

Luk Siu Fung (Series II)

Luk Siu Fung (Series II)

The Fatal Irony

The Fatal Irony

Crew (51)

Movies (51)

Septet: The Story of Hong Kong

Septet: The Story of Hong Kong

Director

Septet: The Story of Hong Kong

Septet: The Story of Hong Kong

Writer

Sky on Fire

Sky on Fire

Director

Sky on Fire

Sky on Fire

Screenplay

Sky on Fire

Sky on Fire

Story

Wild City

Wild City

Director

Triangle

Triangle

Director

Triangle

Triangle

Executive Producer

Triangle

Triangle

Producer

In Hell

In Hell

Director

Looking for Mr. Perfect

Looking for Mr. Perfect

Director

Replicant

Replicant

Director

Victim

Victim

Director

Victim

Victim

Producer

Victim

Victim

Screenplay

Simon Sez

Simon Sez

Executive Producer

The Suspect

The Suspect

Director

The Suspect

The Suspect

Screenplay

Full Alert

Full Alert

Director

Full Alert

Full Alert

Producer

Full Alert

Full Alert

Screenplay

Full Alert

Full Alert

Story

Maximum Risk

Maximum Risk

Director

The Adventurers

The Adventurers

Director

Burning Paradise

Burning Paradise

Director

Twin Dragons

Twin Dragons

Director

Full Contact

Full Contact

Director

Full Contact

Full Contact

Producer

Prison on Fire II

Prison on Fire II

Director

Touch and Go

Touch and Go

Director

A Moment of Romance

A Moment of Romance

Associate Producer

A Moment of Romance

A Moment of Romance

Production Consultant

A Moment of Romance

A Moment of Romance

Story

Rebel from China

Rebel from China

Story

Undeclared War

Undeclared War

Director

Wild Search

Director

Wild Search

Producer

School on Fire

School on Fire

Director

School on Fire

School on Fire

Executive Producer

City on Fire

City on Fire

Director

City on Fire

City on Fire

Producer

City on Fire

City on Fire

Story

Prison on Fire

Prison on Fire

Director

Prison on Fire

Prison on Fire

Producer

The Thirty Million Dollar Rush

The Thirty Million Dollar Rush

Assistant Director

The Thirty Million Dollar Rush

The Thirty Million Dollar Rush

Stunt Coordinator

Happy Ghost III

Happy Ghost III

Stunt Coordinator

Aces Go Places IV: You Never Die Twice

Aces Go Places IV: You Never Die Twice

Director

Cupid One

Cupid One

Director

The Other Side of Gentleman

The Other Side of Gentleman

Director

Esprit D'amour

Esprit D'amour

Director