Patrick Lung Explained

Patrick Lung
Birth Date:8 February 1934
Birth Place:British Hong Kong
Death Place:Staten Island, New York City, U.S.
Education:New York University
Occupation:Film director, screenwriter, producer, actor
Children:6[1]
Module:
Child:yes
T:龍剛
S:龙刚
P:Lóng Gāng
Hk:Lung Kong[2]

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]

Filmography

Films

This is a partial list of films.

Awards

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 朱 . 澤人 . 2014-09-02 . 導演鬼才龍剛,慈濟路上永遠的菩薩 . Director Genius Patrick Lung, the Eternal Charitable Buddhist . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160305015748/http://www.us.tzuchi.org/us/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=4113:2014-09-22-17-47-36 . 2016-03-05 . 2016-03-05 . Tzu Chi . zh.
  2. News: 2014-08-16 . Visionary film maestro Patrick Lung Kong honoured in New York (with photos) . HKSAR Government Press Releases . live . 2021-02-10 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210210072735/https://www.info.gov.hk/gia/general/201408/16/P201408161027.htm . 10 February 2021.
  3. News: 2014-09-02 . 【短片】本土電影先驅龍剛今晨病逝 . zh-Hant-hk . [Video] Local film pioneer Patrick Lung died this morning . Apple Daily . live . 2021-02-10 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210210072129/https://hk.appledaily.com/entertainment/20140902/47J5ELW3SLPFDRB3AIA7RSNRR4/ . 10 February 2021.
  4. News: 余 . 瑋 . 2014-01-11 . 名導龍剛:邵是香港電影之父 . zh-Hant-hk . Famous Director Patrick Lung: Shaw is the Father of Hong Kong Film Industry . Ming Pao OL Web . dead . 2015-05-24 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150524044619/http://ol.mingpao.com/cfm/star5.cfm?File=20140111%2Fsaa01%2Fmaa4_gca2.txt . 24 May 2015.
  5. Web site: SCREENING & LIVE EVENT: The Story of a Discharged Prisoner . movingimage.us . August 15, 2014 . April 22, 2021.
  6. Web site: Man from Interpol . senscritique.com . 1967 . June 5, 2021.
  7. Web site: Man from Interpol . hkmdb.com . May 19, 1967 . June 5, 2021.
  8. Web site: Teddy Girls . fareastfilm.com . June 2021 . April 23, 2021.
  9. Web site: Teddy Girls . hkmdb.com . April 3, 1969 . April 23, 2021.
  10. Web site: Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow . hkmdb.com . December 10, 1970 . April 22, 2021.
  11. Web site: YESTERDAY TODAY TOMORROW . fareastfilm.com . June 2021 . April 22, 2021.
  12. Web site: SCREENING - Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow (昨天今天明天) (1970) . asianfilmarchive.org . November 2020 . April 22, 2021.
  13. Web site: HIROSHIMA 28 (1974) . https://web.archive.org/web/20210423165526/https://www2.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b726c0b7a . dead . 23 April 2021 . bfi.org.uk . 1974 . April 22, 2021.
  14. Web site: Hiroshima 28 . hkmdb.com . April 11, 1974 . April 23, 2021. (in Mandarin)
  15. Web site: Hong Kong Director Patrick Lung Kong Celebrated by Museum of the Moving Image in Film Series, 7/15-24 . broadwayworld.com . July 11, 2014 . April 22, 2021.
  16. Web site: Press Release: Visionary film maestro Patrick Lung Kong honoured in New York (with photos) . info.gov.hk . August 2014 . April 22, 2021.