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Shatter (1974)

Shatter poster
Directed by
Monte Hellman, Michael Carreras
Genre
action film, martial arts film
Country
Australia, United Kingdom
Runtime
1h 30m
Rated
R
Rating
5.7 of 10 from 26 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A professional assassin takes on a dangerous job in Hong Kong that triggers a violent chain of events. He must fight for survival against powerful enemies and a corrupt system.

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What happens

Shatter (Chinese: 奪命刺客; pinyin: Duó mìng cìkè; Jyutping: Dyut6 ming6 chi3 haak3, released in the United States as Call Him Mr. Shatter) is a 1974 action film directed by Michael Carreras and Monte Hellman, starring Stuart Whitman, Ti Lung, Lily Li, Anton Diffring and Peter Cushing (in his final Hammer Films production). It was the second and final international co-production between Hammer Film Productions of England and Shaw Brothers Studio of Hong Kong. It was distributed by Avco-Embassy. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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