Directing
Ringo Lam
Born 1955-12-08 · Hong Kong, China · Died 2018-12-29
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
In Hell
Twin Dragons
Maximum Risk
Prison on Fire II
Replicant
City on Fire
A Moment of Romance
Prison on Fire
Full Contact
Wild Search
School on Fire
The Adventurers
The Eighth Happiness
The Other Side of Gentleman
Wild City
Undeclared War
Aces Go Places IV: You Never Die Twice
Happy Ghost III
Triangle
Victim
Full Alert
Touch and Go
Burning Paradise
Sky on Fire
Septet: The Story of Hong Kong
Esprit D'amour
In the Mood for Melville
Cupid One
Tarantino, le disciple de Hong-Kong
Film ohne Fesseln - Das neue Hongkong Kino
The Suspect
Looking for Mr. Perfect