Patrick Lung (8 February 1934 – 2 September 2014),[3] also known as Lung Kong, Patrick Lung Kong,[2] was a film director from Hong Kong. Before working at the film industry, he worked at the stock market. In the late 1950s, he was invited to join Shaw Brothers Studio to learn filmmaking and become a film director. In 1970s, he was awarded "Best Director" award at the 19th Asia-Pacific Film Festival for directing The Call Girls.[4]
Patrick Lung | |||||||||||
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| Chinese: 龍剛 | |||||||||||
| Born | February 8, 1934 British Hong Kong | ||||||||||
| Died | September 2, 2014 (aged 80) Staten Island, New York City, U.S. | ||||||||||
| Education | New York University | ||||||||||
| Occupation(s) | Film director, screenwriter, producer, actor | ||||||||||
| Children | 6[1] | ||||||||||
| Chinese name | |||||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 龍剛 | ||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 龙刚 | ||||||||||
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Filmography
Films
This is a partial list of films.
- 1959 Young Rock – Au Kim Wah
- 1966 Prince of Broadcasters – Writer, director
- 1967 The Story of a Discharged Prisoner – Inspector Lui. Also as writer, director. [5]
- 1967 Man from Interpol [6][7]
- 1968 The Window – Director.
- 1969 Teddy Girls – Lai Shing. Director, screenwriter. [8][9]
- 1970 Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow – Director, screenwriter, actor. [10][11][12]
- 1971 My Beloved – Director.
- 1972 Pei Shih – Director.
- 1973 The Call Girls – Director.
- 1974 Hiroshima 28 – Lee Ko-Chiang. Director, screenwriter.[13][14]
- 1976 Laugh In – Director.
- 1976 Nina – Director.
- 1977 Mitra – Director.
- 1979 The Fairy, the Ghost and Ah Chung – Director.
Awards
- 2014 Lifetime Achievement Award. Presented at New York Asian Film Festival. August 15, 2014. [2][15][16]
References
External links
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