# Patrick Lung > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Patrick_Lung > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Patrick_Lung.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patrick_Lung > Source revision: 1335016047 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Short description|Hong Kong film director, actor, screenwriter, and film producer}} {{Use Hong Kong English |date=February 2021}} {{Use dmy dates|date=February 2021}} {{Family name hatnote|[Lung](/source/Lung_(surname))|lang=Chinese}} {{Infobox person |name = Patrick Lung |native_name = {{zh|t=龍剛}} |birth_name = {{zh|t=龍乾耀}} |birth_date = {{Birth date|1934|02|08|df=y}} |birth_place = British Hong Kong |death_date = {{Death date and age|2014|09|02|1934|02|08|df=y}} |death_place = Staten Island, New York City, U.S. |education = [New York University](/source/New_York_University) |occupation = Film director, screenwriter, producer, actor |children = 6{{Cite web |last=朱 |first=澤人 |date=2014-09-02 |title=導演鬼才龍剛，慈濟路上永遠的菩薩 |trans-title=Director Genius Patrick Lung, the Eternal Charitable Buddhist |url=http://www.us.tzuchi.org/us/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=4113:2014-09-22-17-47-36 |url-status=dead |archive-url=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 |archive-date=2016-03-05 |access-date=2016-03-05 |website=Tzu Chi |language=zh}} |awards = "Best Director" at 19th [Asia-Pacific Film Festival](/source/Asia-Pacific_Film_Festival) for ''The Call Girls'' | module = {{Infobox Chinese|child=yes | t = 龍剛 | s = 龙刚 | p = Lóng Gāng | hk = Lung Kong{{Cite news |date=2014-08-16 |title=Visionary film maestro Patrick Lung Kong honoured in New York (with photos) |work=HKSAR Government Press Releases |url=https://www.info.gov.hk/gia/general/201408/16/P201408161027.htm |url-status=live |access-date=2021-02-10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210210072735/https://www.info.gov.hk/gia/general/201408/16/P201408161027.htm |archive-date=10 February 2021}} }} }} '''Patrick Lung''' (8 February 1934 – 2 September 2014),{{Cite news |date=2014-09-02 |title=【短片】本土電影先驅龍剛今晨病逝 |language=zh-Hant-hk |trans-title=[Video] Local film pioneer Patrick Lung died this morning |work=Apple Daily |url=https://hk.appledaily.com/entertainment/20140902/47J5ELW3SLPFDRB3AIA7RSNRR4/ |url-status=live |access-date=2021-02-10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210210072129/https://hk.appledaily.com/entertainment/20140902/47J5ELW3SLPFDRB3AIA7RSNRR4/ |archive-date=10 February 2021}} also known as '''Lung Kong''', '''Patrick Lung Kong''', was a [film director](/source/film_director) from Hong Kong. Before working at the film industry, he worked at the [stock market](/source/stock_market). In the late 1950s, he was invited to join [Shaw Brothers Studio](/source/Shaw_Brothers_Studio) to learn [filmmaking](/source/filmmaking) and become a [film director](/source/film_director). In 1970s, he was awarded "Best Director" award at the 19th [Asia-Pacific Film Festival](/source/Asia-Pacific_Film_Festival) for directing ''[The Call Girls](/source/The_Call_Girls_(1973_film))''.{{Cite news |last=余 |first=瑋 |date=2014-01-11 |title=名導龍剛：邵是香港電影之父 |language=zh-Hant-hk |trans-title=Famous Director Patrick Lung: Shaw is the Father of Hong Kong Film Industry |work=Ming Pao OL Web |url=http://www.ol.mingpao.com/cfm/star5.cfm?File=20140111/saa01/maa4_gca2.txt |url-status=dead |access-date=2015-05-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150524044619/http://ol.mingpao.com/cfm/star5.cfm?File=20140111%2Fsaa01%2Fmaa4_gca2.txt |archive-date=24 May 2015}} In August 2014, the [Museum of the Moving Image](/source/Museum_of_the_Moving_Image) held an exhibition dedicated to Lung and his films.{{Cite web |title=Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow: The Cinema of Patrick Lung Kong |url=http://www.movingimage.us/films/2014/08/15/detail/yesterday-today-tomorrow-the-cinema-of-patrick-lung-kong/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150406003500/http://www.movingimage.us/films/2014/08/15/detail/yesterday-today-tomorrow-the-cinema-of-patrick-lung-kong/ |archive-date=2015-04-06 |access-date=2025-10-13 |website=[Museum of the Moving Image](/source/Museum_of_the_Moving_Image)}}{{Cite magazine |last=Hendrix |first=Grady |author-link=Grady Hendrix |date=2014-08-23 |title=Kaiju Shakedown: Patrick Lung Kong |url=https://www.filmcomment.com/blog/kaiju-shakedown-patrick-lung-kong/ |access-date=2025-10-13 |magazine=[Film Comment](/source/Film_Comment)}} == 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](/source/The_Story_of_a_Discharged_Prisoner)'' – Inspector Lui. Also as writer, director. {{cite web |url=http://www.movingimage.us/visit/calendar/2014/08/15/detail/the-story-of-a-discharged-prisoner |title=SCREENING & LIVE EVENT: The Story of a Discharged Prisoner |website=movingimage.us |date=August 15, 2014 |accessdate=April 22, 2021}} * 1967 ''Man from Interpol'' {{cite web |url=https://www.senscritique.com/film/Man_from_Interpol/17138868 |title=Man from Interpol |website=senscritique.com |date=1967 |accessdate=June 5, 2021}}{{cite web |url=https://hkmdb.com/db/movies/view.mhtml?id=4681&display_set=eng |title=Man from Interpol |website=hkmdb.com |date=May 19, 1967 |accessdate=June 5, 2021}} * 1968 The Window – Director. * 1969 Teddy Girls – Lai Shing. Director, screenwriter. {{cite web |url=https://www.fareastfilm.com/eng/archive/2010/teddy-girls/?IDLYT=15535 |title=Teddy Girls |website=fareastfilm.com |date=June 2021 |accessdate=April 23, 2021}}{{cite web |url=http://www.hkmdb.com/db/movies/view.mhtml?id=4974&display_set=eng |title=Teddy Girls |website=hkmdb.com |date=April 3, 1969 |accessdate=April 23, 2021}} * 1970 Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow – Director, screenwriter, actor. {{cite web |url=http://hkmdb.com/db/movies/view.mhtml?id=5188&display_set=eng |title=Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow |website=hkmdb.com |date=December 10, 1970 |accessdate=April 22, 2021}}{{cite web |url=https://www.fareastfilm.com/eng/archive/2010/yesterday-today-tomorrow/?IDLYT=15535 |title=YESTERDAY TODAY TOMORROW |website=fareastfilm.com |date=June 2021 |accessdate=April 22, 2021}}{{cite web |url=https://www.asianfilmarchive.org/event-calendar/yesterday-today-tomorrow-1970-1/ |title=SCREENING - Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow (昨天今天明天) (1970) |website=asianfilmarchive.org |date=November 2020 |accessdate=April 22, 2021}} * 1971 My Beloved – Director. * 1972 Pei Shih – Director. * 1973 The Call Girls – Director. * 1974 Hiroshima 28 – Lee Ko-Chiang. Director, screenwriter.{{cite web |url=https://www2.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b726c0b7a |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210423165526/https://www2.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b726c0b7a |url-status=dead |archive-date=23 April 2021 |title=HIROSHIMA 28 (1974) |website=bfi.org.uk |date=1974 |accessdate=April 22, 2021}}{{cite web |url=http://www.hkmdb.com/db/movies/view.mhtml?id=5495&display_set=eng |title=Hiroshima 28 |website=hkmdb.com |date=April 11, 1974 |accessdate=April 23, 2021}}(in Mandarin) * 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](/source/New_York_Asian_Film_Festival). August 15, 2014. {{cite web |url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Hong-Kong-Director-Patrick-Lung-Kong-Celebrated-by-Museum-of-the-Moving-Image-in-Film-Series-715-24-20140711 |title=Hong Kong Director Patrick Lung Kong Celebrated by Museum of the Moving Image in Film Series, 7/15-24 |website=broadwayworld.com |date=July 11, 2014 |accessdate=April 22, 2021}}{{cite web |url=https://www.info.gov.hk/gia/general/201408/16/P201408161027.htm |title=Press Release: Visionary film maestro Patrick Lung Kong honoured in New York (with photos) |website=info.gov.hk |date=August 2014 |accessdate=April 22, 2021}} == References == {{Reflist}} == External links == * {{IMDb name|0465045|Kong Lung}} * {{HKMDB name|2635|Patrick Lung}} * [https://www.filmaffinity.com/us/search.php?stype=director&sn&stext=Patrick%20Lung Patrick Lung at filmaffinity.com] * [https://web.archive.org/web/20210423033657/https://www2.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/53b4957d79ee7 Lung Kong at bfi.org.uk] * [https://www.artforum.com/film/nick-pinkerton-on-yesterday-today-tomorrow-the-cinema-of-patrick-lung-kong-47802 Nick Pinkerton on “Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow: The Cinema of Patrick Lung Kong” (August 12, 2014)] {{Authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Lung, Patrick}} Category:Hong Kong emigrants to the United States Category:Hong Kong Buddhists Category:Hong Kong film directors Category:American people of Chinese descent Category:1934 births Category:2014 deaths Category:Hong Kong male film actors Category:Hong Kong male screenwriters Category:Hong Kong producers {{Asia-film-director-stub}} {{HongKong-bio-stub}} --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Patrick Lung](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patrick_Lung) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patrick_Lung?action=history)). 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