Ringo Lam Ling-Tung
Directing
Born December 8, 1955 · Hong Kong, China
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).
Directed (26)
Septet: The Story of Hong Kong
2022
Sky on Fire
2016
Wild City
2015
Triangle
2007
In Hell
2003
Looking for Mr. Perfect
2003
Replicant
2001
Victim
1999
The Suspect
1998
Full Alert
1997
Maximum Risk
1996
The Adventurers
1995
Burning Paradise
1994
Full Contact
1992
Twin Dragons
1992
Prison on Fire II
1991
Touch and Go
1991
Undeclared War
1990
Wild Search
1989
School on Fire
1988
Prison on Fire
1987
City on Fire
1987
Aces Go Places IV: You Never Die Twice
1986
Cupid One
1985
The Other Side of Gentleman
1984
Esprit D'amour
1983
