Directing
Ringo Lam Ling-Tung
1955-2018
Known for In Hell, Maximum Risk, Replicant.
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Born12/08/1955
Died12/29/2018
AgeDied at 63
BirthplaceHong Kong, China
DepartmentDirecting
Also known asRingo Lam Ling-Tung, 林岭东, 林嶺東, Ringo Lam, 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).
