Ringo Lam
Ringo Lam Ling- Tung
( Cantonese: Lam Ling- tung, December 8, 1955 – December 29, 2018) was a Hong Kong film director, producer, and screenwriter.
Born in Hong Kong in 1955, Lam initially went to an acting school.
After finding he preferred making films to acting, he went to Canada to study film.
In 1983, he returned and began filming comedy films.
After the commercial success of his film" Aces Go Places IV", he was allowed to develop his own film.
Lam directed" City on Fire" in 1987, which led him to winning his first Hong Kong Film Award.
Lam followed up" City on Fire" with other similar films that shared a dark view of Hong Kong society.
Many of these films starred Chow Yun Fat.
In 1996, Lam made his first American film," Maximum Risk" starring Jean- Claude Van Damme.
Lam would continue working on film productions in both Hong Kong and two more American productions with Jean- Claude Van Damme until 2003.
Lam died at his home on December 29, 2018.
Diane of the Follies
Diane of the Follies is a 1916 American drama film directed by Christy Cabanne.
The film is considered to be lost.
Lucky Stars Go Places
Lucky Stars Go Places, also known as" The Luckiest Stars", is a 1986 Hong Kong action comedy film directed by Eric Tsang.
It is the fourth film in the" Lucky Stars" series.
It was an attempt to combine the original Lucky Stars troupe with the similar action comedy ensemble from the" Aces Go Places" series.
Aces Go Places 3
Aces Go Places 3 is a 1984 Hong
Kong action comedy film directed by Tsui Hark as a sequel to the 1983 film" Aces Go Places 2".
The film starts in Paris, where King Kong( Sam Hui) is kidnapped by a British secret agent( Jean Marchent) whose mission is to retrieve one of the Crown Jewels which has been stolen and is located in a Hong Kong Police Headquarters vault.
" Aces Go Places 3" was the highest- grossing film in Hong Kong on its release in 1984 and was the highest- grossing film in the series.
The film was released in an English- language dub titled Mad Mission 3 which had scenes cut and altered from the original film.
Tsui had previously appeared in the first two films in cameos.
Aces Go Places
Aces Go Places,, also known in the United States as Diamondfinger or Mad Mission, is a 1982 Hong Kong action comedy film directed by Eric Tsang, and starring Samuel Hui and Karl Maka.
It is the first installment in the" Aces Go Places" film series.
Christy Cabanne
William Christy Cabanne( April 16, 1888 – October 15, 1950) was an American film director, screenwriter and silent film actor.
97 Aces Go Places
97 Aces Go Places is a 1997 Hong Kong action comedy film directed by Chin Kar-lok and starring Alan Tam, Tony Leung, Christy Chung, Donna Chu and Francis Ng.
The film is the sixth and final installment of the "Aces Go Places" film series and features a different cast and storyline.
Aces Go Places 2
Aces Go Places 2 is a 1983 Hong Kong action- comedy film directed by Eric Tsang and starring Sam Hui, Karl Maka, Sylvia Chang.
The film has also been dubbed into English and re-edited and was released overseas as Mad Mission II.
It is a sequel to the 1982 film" Aces Go Places".
Aces Go Places IV
Aces Go Places IV, also known in the United States as Mad Mission 4: You Never Die Twice, is a 1986 Hong Kong action- comedy film directed by Ringo Lam and starring Samuel Hui, Karl Maka, Sylvia Chang and Sally Yeh.
It is the fourth film in the" Aces Go Places" film series.
Aces Go Places 5: The Terracotta Hit
Aces Go Places 5: The Terracotta
Hit is a 1989 Hong Kong action comedy film directed by Lau Kar- leung with action choreography by Lau Kar-wing.
This is the fifth installment in the" Aces Go Places" film series.
It was released in the United States as Mad Mission 5: The Terracotta Hit.
It is the last one to feature the same cast members.

Question: Which film has the director died first, Aces Go Places Iv or Diane Of The Follies?
Answer: Diane Of The Follies