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).

Most Known For

A House is Not a Home

ICAC: Section Nine

Twin Dragons

as Card Player

Luk Siu Fung (Series II)

The Eighth Happiness

as Audience member (cameo)

City on Fire

as Chow's Contact (uncredited)

The Fatal Irony

Touch and Go

Film ohne Fesseln - Das neue Hongkong Kino

as Self

In the Mood for Melville

as Self

You Are Wonderful

Tarantino, le disciple de Hong-Kong