Ringo Lam Ling-Tung

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Ringo Lam Ling-Tung

Born December 8, 1955 · Hong Kong, China

Died December 29, 2018 · aged 63

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 ac…

Known For

Prison on FirePrison on Fire · 1987
Prison on Fire
7.01987
MovieCrimeDrama
A veteran inmate takes a newcomer under his wing as the pair confront both other violent inmates and the prison's corrupt wardens.
School on FireSchool on Fire · 1988
School on Fire
7.31988
MovieDramaCrime
A young schoolgirl, Yuen Fong becomes caught in a tragic stranglehold of triad activity after she testifies in court over a triad beating. When this news reaches the triad leader Brother Smart, Yuen Fong must pay him protection money for what she has done as events begin to escalate.
In HellIn Hell · 2003
In Hell
6.72003
MovieActionDrama
A man must survive a prison where hardened criminals battle to the death for the warden's entertainment.
Maximum RiskMaximum Risk · 1996
Maximum Risk
5.81996
MovieActionThriller
Alain Moreau's investigation into the death of his identical twin brother leads him from the beauty of the south of France to the mean streets of New York City and into the arms of his brother's beautiful girlfriend. Pursued by ruthless Russian mobsters and renegade FBI agents, the duo race against time to solve his brother's murder and expose an international conspiracy.
Twin DragonsTwin Dragons · 1992
Twin Dragons
6.91992
MovieActionComedy
Identical twins are separated at birth, one becoming a streetwise mechanic, and the other an acclaimed classical concert conductor. Finally meeting in adulthood, they're mistaken for the other and entangled in each other's worlds.
A Moment of RomanceA Moment of Romance · 1990
A Moment of Romance
7.21990
MovieActionRomance
After a young Triad member takes an upper-class girl hostage during his escape from a jewelry heist, the two find themselves falling in love, in spite of the repercussions caused by their forbidden relationship.
ReplicantReplicant · 2001
Replicant
5.82001
MovieActionScience Fiction
Scientists create a genetic clone of a serial killer in order to help catch the killer, teaming up with two cops.
City on FireCity on Fire · 1987
City on Fire
6.91987
MovieActionCrime
Ko Chow is an undercover cop who is under pressure from all sides. His boss, Inspector Lau, wants him to infiltrate a gang of ruthless jewel thieves; his girlfriend wants him to commit to marriage or she will leave Hong Kong with another lover; and he is being pursued by other cops who are unaware that he is a colleague. Chow would rather quit the force, feeling guilty about betraying gang members who have become his friends.

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The Thirty Million Dollar RushThe Thirty Million Dollar Rush · 1987
The Thirty Million Dollar Rush
7.21987
MovieComedyAdventure
Treasury employee Fatty (Eric Tsang) discovered that bags of used 30 million in Hong Kong Dollars have not been incinerated due to a system error; therefore, he hatches up a plot to grab the doe before they are burned. He seeks his friends Mark (Mark Cheng) and Tomboy (Anglie Leung) to help him with the heist; but, they also enlist actual thief Baldy (Karl Maka), who had just been released from prison, to double the assistance with his thievery skills. But, Baldy wants the money for his own and to share it with love interest Siu-Fung (Paula Tsui). Hot on their trail is a hothead inspector (Ching Wong) and a nun, Sister Maria (Brigitte Lin), who wants to save them for redemption.

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