Patrick Lung (8 February 1934 – 2 September 2014), also known as Lung Kong, Patrick Lung Kong, was a

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from Hong Kong. Before working at the film industry, he worked at the

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. In the late 1950s, he was invited to join

Shaw Brothers Studio Shaw Brothers (HK) Ltd. () was the largest film production company in Hong Kong, and operated from 1925 to 2011. In 1925, three Shaw brothers— Runje, Runme, and Runde—founded Tianyi Film Company (also called "Unique") in Shangh ...

to learn

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and become a

. In 1970s, he was awarded "Best Director" award at the 19th

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for directing '' The Call Girls''.

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 The Story of a Discharged Prisoner (英雄本色; lit. "True Colors of a Hero"), also called ''Upright Repenter'', is a 1967 Hong Kong film directed by Patrick Lung Kong. The film partially inspired the 1986 John Woo film ''A Better Tomorrow'', ...

'' - Inspector Lui. Also as writer, director. * 1967 ''Man from Interpol'' * 1968 The Window - Director. * 1969 Teddy Girls - Lai Shing. Director, screenwriter. * 1970 Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow - Director, screenwriter, actor. * 1971 My Beloved - Director. * 1972 Pei Shih - Director. * 1973 The Call Girls - Director. * 1974 Hiroshima 28 - Lee Ko-Chiang. Director, screenwriter. * 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

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. August 15, 2014.

References

External links

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Patrick Lung at filmaffinity.com

Lung Kong at bfi.org.uk

Nick Pinkerton on “Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow: The Cinema of Patrick Lung Kong” (August 12, 2014)
Hong Kong emigrants to the United States Hong Kong Buddhists Hong Kong film directors American people of Chinese descent 1934 births 2014 deaths Hong Kong film actors Hong Kong screenwriters Hong Kong producers {{HongKong-bio-stub