Ringo Lam Ling-Tung
Birthday: 1955-12-08
Place of Birth: Hong Kong, China
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).
Movies
Touch and Go
A clumsy, easy-going but tough restaurant chef witnesses a murder of a cop. This leads him to a worl...
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The Eighth Happiness
Three oddball brothers go looking for love but unfortunately, their out-there personalities get in t...
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City on Fire
Ko Chow is an undercover cop who is under pressure from all sides. His boss, Inspector Lau, wants hi...
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ICAC: Section Nine
The fourth episode of Ann Hui and Yim Ho’s “ICAC” Series (1978), with three short stories combined...
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In the Mood for Melville
Various directors and film critics discuss Jean-Pierre Melville’s importance and influence in the wo...
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Twin Dragons
Twins, separated at birth, end up as a Hong Kong gangster and a New York concert pianist. When the p...
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Tarantino, le disciple de Hong-Kong
Documentary about Hong Kong cinema's influence on the films of Quentin Tarantino....
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