Ringo Lam
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★ 6.5
In Hell
2003
Twin Dragons★ 6.8
Twin Dragons
1992
Maximum Risk★ 5.7
Maximum Risk
1996
Prison on Fire II★ 6.8
Prison on Fire II
1991
Replicant★ 5.8
Replicant
2001
City on Fire★ 7.1
City on Fire
1987
A Moment of Romance★ 6.9
A Moment of Romance
1990
Full Contact★ 6.8
Full Contact
1992
Prison on Fire★ 7.1
Prison on Fire
1987
Wild Search★ 6.7
Wild Search
1989
School on Fire★ 7.2
School on Fire
1988
The Other Side of Gentleman★ 5
The Other Side of Gentleman
1984
Wild City★ 5.8
Wild City
2015
Undeclared War★ 6.2
Undeclared War
1990
Aces Go Places IV: You Never Die Twice★ 5.6
Aces Go Places IV: You Never Die Twice
1986
The Eighth Happiness★ 6.2
The Eighth Happiness
1988
The Adventurers★ 5.7
The Adventurers
1995
Triangle★ 6.5
Triangle
2007
Victim★ 7.2
Victim
1999
Happy Ghost III★ 6.6
Happy Ghost III
1986
Touch and Go★ 5.7
Touch and Go
1991
Burning Paradise★ 6.8
Burning Paradise
1994
Sky on Fire★ 6.1
Sky on Fire
2016
Septet: The Story of Hong Kong★ 6.7
Septet: The Story of Hong Kong
2020
Full Alert★ 6.5
Full Alert
1997
Esprit D'amour★ 5
Esprit D'amour
1983
Cupid One★ 6.2
Cupid One
1985
Tarantino, le disciple de Hong-Kong
Tarantino, le disciple de Hong-Kong
2011
Film ohne Fesseln - Das neue Hongkong Kino★ 7.3
Film ohne Fesseln - Das neue Hongkong Kino
1993
The Suspect★ 6.1
The Suspect
1998
Looking for Mr. Perfect★ 4.2
Looking for Mr. Perfect
2003
In the Mood for Melville
In the Mood for Melville
2017