Patrick Lung

Patrick Lung
Chinese: 龍剛
Born
Chinese: 龍乾耀

(1934-02-08)8 February 1934
British Hong Kong
Died2 September 2014(2014-09-02) (aged 80)
Staten Island, New York City, U.S.
EducationNew York University
Occupations
  • Film director
  • screenwriter
  • producer
  • actor
Children6
Awards"Best Director" at 19th Asia-Pacific Film Festival for The Call Girls
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese龍剛
Simplified Chinese龙刚
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinLóng Gāng
Yue: Cantonese
Hong Kong RomanisationLung Kong

Patrick Lung (8 February 1934 – 2 September 2014), also known as Lung Kong or Patrick Lung Kong, was a film director from Hong Kong. Before working in the film industry, he worked in the stock market. In the late 1950s, he was invited to join Shaw Brothers Studio to learn filmmaking and become a film director. In the 1970s, he was awarded "Best Director" award at the 19th Asia-Pacific Film Festival for directing The Call Girls.

In August 2014, the Museum of the Moving Image held an exhibition dedicated to Lung and his films.

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.
  • 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

References

  1. ↑ 朱, 澤人 (2 September 2014). "導演鬼才龍剛，慈濟路上永遠的菩薩" [Director Genius Patrick Lung, the Eternal Charitable Buddhist]. Tzu Chi (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 5 March 2016.
  2. 1 2 3 "Visionary film maestro Patrick Lung Kong honoured in New York (with photos)". HKSAR Government Press Releases. 16 August 2014. Archived from the original on 10 February 2021. Retrieved 10 February 2021.
  3. ↑ "【短片】本土電影先驅龍剛今晨病逝" [[Video] Local film pioneer Patrick Lung died this morning]. Apple Daily (in Chinese). 2 September 2014. Archived from the original on 10 February 2021. Retrieved 10 February 2021.
  4. ↑ 余, 瑋 (11 January 2014). "名導龍剛：邵是香港電影之父" [Famous Director Patrick Lung: Shaw is the Father of Hong Kong Film Industry]. Ming Pao OL Web (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 24 May 2015. Retrieved 24 May 2015.
  5. ↑ "Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow: The Cinema of Patrick Lung Kong". Museum of the Moving Image. Archived from the original on 6 April 2015. Retrieved 13 October 2025.
  6. ↑ Hendrix, Grady (23 August 2014). "Kaiju Shakedown: Patrick Lung Kong". Film Comment. Retrieved 13 October 2025.
  7. ↑ "SCREENING & LIVE EVENT: The Story of a Discharged Prisoner". movingimage.us. 15 August 2014. Retrieved 22 April 2021.
  8. ↑ "Man from Interpol". senscritique.com. 1967. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
  9. ↑ "Man from Interpol". hkmdb.com. 19 May 1967. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
  10. ↑ "Teddy Girls". fareastfilm.com. June 2021. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
  11. ↑ "Teddy Girls". hkmdb.com. 3 April 1969. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
  12. ↑ "Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow". hkmdb.com. 10 December 1970. Retrieved 22 April 2021.
  13. ↑ "YESTERDAY TODAY TOMORROW". fareastfilm.com. June 2021. Retrieved 22 April 2021.
  14. ↑ "SCREENING - Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow (昨天今天明天) (1970)". asianfilmarchive.org. November 2020. Retrieved 22 April 2021.
  15. ↑ "HIROSHIMA 28 (1974)". bfi.org.uk. 1974. Archived from the original on 23 April 2021. Retrieved 22 April 2021.
  16. ↑ "Hiroshima 28". hkmdb.com. 11 April 1974. Retrieved 23 April 2021.(in Mandarin)
  17. ↑ "Hong Kong Director Patrick Lung Kong Celebrated by Museum of the Moving Image in Film Series, 7/15-24". broadwayworld.com. 11 July 2014. Retrieved 22 April 2021.
  18. ↑ "Press Release: Visionary film maestro Patrick Lung Kong honoured in New York (with photos)". info.gov.hk. August 2014. Retrieved 22 April 2021.