Ringo Lam Ling-Tung
Birthday
1955/12/08
Day of death
2018/12/29 (63 years old)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
Hong Kong, China
Also know as
Ringo Lam Ling-Tung, 林岭东, 林嶺東, Ringo Lam, 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).
Acting
(1991) Touch and Go
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(1988) The Eighth Happiness
as Audience member (cameo)
(1987) City on Fire
as Chow's Contact
(1976) You Are Wonderful
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(1978) ICAC: Section Nine
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(2017) In the Mood for Melville
as Self
(1993) Film ohne Fesseln - Das neue Hongkong Kino
as Self
(1992) Twin Dragons
as Card Player
(2011) Tarantino, le disciple de Hong-Kong
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(1977) Luk Siu Fung (Series II)
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(1974) The Fatal Irony
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(1977) A House Is Not a Home
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