Ringo Lam Ling-Tung

Known for directing · Born 8 December 1955 · Died 29 December 2018 · aged 63 · Hong Kong, China

43 credits

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

In Hell

2003

Maximum Risk

1996

Replicant

2001

Twin Dragons

1992

A House is Not a Home

1977

City on Fire

1987

Full Contact

1992

Prison on Fire

1987

Triangle

2007

Prison on Fire II

1991

Full Alert

1997

Aces Go Places IV: You Never Die Twice

1986

Acting (12)

2017In the Mood for MelvilleSelfFilm

2011Tarantino, le disciple de Hong-KongFilm

1993Film ohne Fesseln - Das neue Hongkong KinoSelfFilm

1992Twin DragonsCard PlayerFilm

1991Touch and GoFilm

1988The Eighth HappinessAudience member (cameo)Film

1987City on FireChow's ContactFilm

1978ICAC: Section NineFilm

1977Luk Siu Fung (Series II) · 8 episodesSeries

1977A House is Not a Home · 110 episodesSeries

1976You Are WonderfulFilm

1974The Fatal Irony · 25 episodesSeries

Crew (1)

1986Happy Ghost IIIStunt CoordinatorFilm

Directing (27)

2022Septet: The Story of Hong KongDirector, WriterFilm

2016Sky on FireDirector, Screenplay, StoryFilm

2015Wild CityDirector, Writer, Producer, ScreenplayFilm

2007TriangleDirector, Executive ProducerFilm

2003In HellDirectorFilm

2003Looking for Mr. PerfectDirector, StoryFilm

2001ReplicantDirectorFilm

1999VictimDirector, Screenplay, ProducerFilm

1998The SuspectDirector, ScreenplayFilm

1997Full AlertDirector, Screenplay, Story, ProducerFilm

1996Maximum RiskDirectorFilm

1995The AdventurersDirector, WriterFilm

1994Burning ParadiseDirectorFilm

1992Twin DragonsDirectorFilm

1992Full ContactDirector, ProducerFilm

1991Prison on Fire IIDirectorFilm

1991Touch and GoDirectorFilm

1990Undeclared WarDirector, ProducerFilm

1989Wild SearchDirector, ProducerFilm

1988School on FireDirector, Executive ProducerFilm

1987City on FireDirector, Producer, StoryFilm

1987Prison on FireDirector, ProducerFilm

1987The Thirty Million Dollar RushAssistant Director, Stunt CoordinatorFilm

1986Aces Go Places IV: You Never Die TwiceDirectorFilm

1985Cupid OneDirector, WriterFilm

1984The Other Side of GentlemanDirectorFilm

1983Esprit D'amourDirectorFilm

Production (2)

1999Simon SezExecutive ProducerFilm

1990A Moment of RomanceProduction Consultant, Associate Producer, StoryFilm

Writing (1)

1990Rebel from ChinaStoryFilm