Personal Info
Known For
Directing
Born
December 8, 1955
Died
December 29, 2018 (age 63)
Place of Birth
Hong Kong, China
Also Known As
Ringo Lam Ling-Tung
林岭东
林嶺東
Ringo Lam
Lam Ling-Tung
Ringo Lam Ling-Tung
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 Risk (1996), Replicant (2001), and The Savage (2003) (better known as In Hell).
Known For
TV
A House is Not a Home
1977
Film
Twin Dragons
Card Player
1992
TV
The Fatal Irony
1974
TV
Luk Siu Fung (Series II)
1977
Film
City on Fire
Chow's Contact
1987
Film
ICAC: Section Nine
1978
Film
The Eighth Happiness
Audience member (cameo)
1988
Film
Touch and Go
1991
Film
You Are Wonderful
1976
Film
Film ohne Fesseln - Das neue Hongkong Kino
Self
1993
Film
Tarantino, le disciple de Hong-Kong
2011
Film
In the Mood for Melville
Self
2017
Filmography
2017FilmIn the Mood for Melvilleas Self2011FilmTarantino, le disciple de Hong-Kong1993FilmFilm ohne Fesseln - Das neue Hongkong Kinoas Self1992FilmTwin Dragonsas Card Player1991FilmTouch and Go1988FilmThe Eighth Happinessas Audience member (cameo)1987FilmCity on Fireas Chow's Contact1978FilmICAC: Section Nine1977TVLuk Siu Fung (Series II)1977TVA House is Not a Home1976FilmYou Are Wonderful1974TVThe Fatal Irony