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Shatter

  • 19741974
  • RR
  • 1h 30m
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Stuart Whitman in Shatter (1974)
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Shatter, an international hitman, is hiding out in Hong Kong after he has completed a contract out on an African leader. Shatter soon finds out that everyone wants him dead, including the cr... Read allShatter, an international hitman, is hiding out in Hong Kong after he has completed a contract out on an African leader. Shatter soon finds out that everyone wants him dead, including the crime syndicate, the cops and the brother of the African leader he killed. Shatter teams up ... Read allShatter, an international hitman, is hiding out in Hong Kong after he has completed a contract out on an African leader. Shatter soon finds out that everyone wants him dead, including the crime syndicate, the cops and the brother of the African leader he killed. Shatter teams up with a kung fu expert to try to get the money that is owed to him. Various double crosses ... Read all
IMDb RATING
5.0/10
519
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
44,608
750
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    • Directors
      • Michael Carreras
      • Monte Hellman(fired after 66% filming)
    • Writer
      • Don Houghton(screenplay by)
    • Stars
      • Stuart Whitman
      • Lung Ti
      • Lily Li
    Top credits
    • Directors
      • Michael Carreras
      • Monte Hellman(fired after 66% filming)
    • Writer
      • Don Houghton(screenplay by)
    • Stars
      • Stuart Whitman
      • Lung Ti
      • Lily Li
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    • 22User reviews
    • 28Critic reviews

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    Stuart Whitman
    Stuart Whitman
    • Shatter
    Lung Ti
    Lung Ti
    • Tai Pah
    • (as Ti Lung)
    • …
    Lily Li
    Lily Li
    • Mai-Mee
    Peter Cushing
    Peter Cushing
    • Paul Rattwood
    Anton Diffring
    Anton Diffring
    • Hans Leber
    Yemi Goodman Ajibade
    • Ansabi M'Goya
    • (as Yemi Ajibade)
    • …
    Chia-Yung Liu
    Chia-Yung Liu
    • 1st Bodyguard Hans Leber
    • (as Liu Ka Yong)
    Pei-Chi Huang
    Pei-Chi Huang
    • 2nd Bodyguard Hans Leber
    • (as Huang Pei Chi)
    Ya Ying Liu
    Ya Ying Liu
    • Hans Leber's Girl
    • (as Liu Ya Ying)
    Wai Lo
    Wai Lo
    • Rattwood's thug extra
    • (as Lo Wei)
    Tsan-Hsi Ma
    • Thai Boxer
    • (as James Ma)
    Han Chiang
    Han Chiang
    • Korean taekwondo fighter
    • (as Chiang Han)
    Hsiung Kao
    Hsiung Kao
    • Japanese karate fighter
    • (as Kao Hsiung)
    Po-Chen Yang
    • Thug
    • (as Pak-Chan Yeung)
    • …
    Kwok-Kuen Chan
    Kwok-Kuen Chan
      Ming-Wai Chan
      Ming-Wai Chan
        Chiang Chen
          Ti-Ko Chen
          Ti-Ko Chen
            • Directors
              • Michael Carreras
              • Monte Hellman(fired after 66% filming) (uncredited)
            • Writer
              • Don Houghton(screenplay by)
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            Did you know

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            • Trivia
              Hammer president Michael Carreras replaced original director Monte Hellman, receiving sole credit on screen.
            • Goofs
              When Shatter tears off some adhesive tape in his hotel room to stick an envelope to his body, there is hardly any spare tape on the left side of the package. When Shatter goes to remove the envelope in Leber's office, there is now considerably more tape on the same side.
            • Alternate versions
              The U.S Anchor Bay DVD featured the UK cinema print which was cut to remove a hook impaling and a man being shot and spitting blood during the dock fight. The German CMV Laservision disc is the fully uncut print.
            • Connections
              Referenced in The Cinema Snob: Silent Night, Deadly Night III: You Better Watch Out (2012)

            User reviews22

            Review
            Top review
            8/10
            Shaw Brothers meets Hammer Films, part two!
            Shatter (1974) was the second time Shaw Brothers and Hammer Films worked together. This time around the results are not as wild and as entertaining as their previous collaboration (The Seven Golden Vampires) but it's worth your while.

            Stuart Whitman plays your stereotypical all American actor (a type of role that would later be defined by two other great actors Scott Glenn and Fred Ward). He stars as Shatter, man of many skills. Like all people of his ilk, he has completed a job and all parties want him. Like all movie professionals he runs into the same problems (i.e. reneged contract, can't trust anybody, etc.). Peter Cushing guest stars as an English Special Agent as well as several Shaw Brothers' players (Lily Lee as the love interest and Ti Lung as Shatter's protectorate). Throw in Wei Lo (staff director of the Shaws) in a cameo and bit parts from Fung Hark-On and Lee Hoi Sang and viola! You have Shatter! Despite the lack of an interesting action direction (like Liu Chia Hua) the fight scenes are above average and they aptly showcase Ti Lung's skills (it's a shame that he never made it big time, his English wasn't bad and he has charisma).

            Fun for all, recommended for Hammer Films fans and Shaw Brothers marks.
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            • Captain_Couth
            • May 13, 2004

            Details

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            • Release date
              • March 1975 (United States)
            • Countries of origin
              • United Kingdom
              • Hong Kong
            • Languages
              • English
              • Mandarin
            • Also known as
              • Call Him Mr. Shatter
            • Filming locations
              • Kai Tak Airport, Kowloon City, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China
            • Production companies
              • Hammer Films
              • Shaw Brothers
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            • Runtime
              1 hour 30 minutes
            • Color
              • Color
            • Sound mix
              • Mono
            • Aspect ratio
              • 1.85 : 1

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