Ringo Lam Ling-Tung

Birthday: 1955-12-08
Deathday: 2018-12-29
Birthplace: Hong Kong, China
Gender: Male

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).

Credits

Year Title
2022-07-07 Septet: The Story of Hong Kong
2016-11-25 Sky on Fire
2015-07-25 Wild City
2007-10-01 Triangle
2003-11-24 In Hell
2003-04-03 Looking for Mr. Perfect
2001-05-11 Replicant
1999-10-16 Victim
1998-07-16 The Suspect
1997-07-18 Full Alert
1996-09-13 Maximum Risk
1995-08-02 The Adventurers
1994-01-23 Burning Paradise
1992-07-23 Full Contact
1992-01-15 Twin Dragons
1991-06-22 Prison on Fire II
1991-05-16 Touch and Go
1990-09-01 Undeclared War
1989-06-03 Wild Search
1988-08-20 School on Fire
1987-11-13 Prison on Fire
1987-02-13 City on Fire
1986-07-24 Aces Go Places IV: You Never Die Twice
1985-05-17 Cupid One
1984-06-28 The Other Side of Gentleman
1983-12-15 Esprit D'amour