Personal Info
Known For
Directing
Gender
Male
December 8, 1955
Died
December 29, 2018 (63 years old)
Hong Kong, China
Also Known As
- Ringo Lam Ling-Tung
- 林岭东
- 林嶺東
- Ringo Lam
- Lam Ling-Tung
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).
Known For
Acting
Directing
Septet: The Story of Hong Kong
Director, Writer
2022
Sky on Fire
Director, Screenplay, Story
2016
Wild City
Director, Writer, Producer, Screenplay
2015
Triangle
Director, Executive Producer, Producer
2007
In Hell
Director
2003
Replicant
Director
2001
Victim
Director, Screenplay, Producer
1999
Simon Sez
Executive Producer
1999
Full Alert
Director, Screenplay, Story, Producer
1997
Maximum Risk
Director
1996
The Adventurers
Director, Writer
1995
Burning Paradise
Director
1994