Ringo Lam Ling-Tung
Directing
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).
Behind the camera
2022Septet: The Story of Hong Kong
Director & Writer
2016Sky on Fire
Director & Screenplay
2015Wild City
Director & Screenplay & Writer
2007Triangle
Director
2003Looking for Mr. Perfect
Director
2003In Hell
Director
2001Replicant
Director
1999Victim
Director & Screenplay
1998The Suspect
Director & Screenplay
1997Full Alert
Director & Screenplay
1996Maximum Risk
Director
1995The Adventurers
Director & Writer
1994Burning Paradise
Director
1992Full Contact
Director
1992Twin Dragons
Director
1991Prison on Fire II
Director
1991Touch and Go
Director
1990Undeclared War
Director
1989Wild Search
Director
1988School on Fire
Director
1987City on Fire
Director
1987Prison on Fire
Director
1986Aces Go Places IV: You Never Die Twice
Director
1985Cupid One
Director & Writer