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Ringo Lam Ling-Tung

Ringo Lam Ling-Tung

Directing · 1955–2018 · Hong Kong, China

IMDb

14 titles in this catalog with a median Balasaur Score of 63. The 1980s rate best: median 76 across 3 titles. Ringo Lam Ling-Tung appears most often alongside Simon Yam (4 titles), Chow Yun-Fat (3), Jean-Claude Van Damme (3).

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 11

Directing 26

Production 12

Writing 12

Crew 2