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Shatter

1974 · 90 min

A gritty, fast-moving crime thriller with martial arts flair, double-crosses, and a cynical antihero navigating a dangerous foreign city.

Directed by: Michael Carreras
Genres: Action, Thriller, Crime
Starring: Stuart Whitman, Ti Lung, Lily Li

Tagline: Mr. Shatter isn't crushproof, but cross him and he'll put you in a box!
Overview: Shatter, an international contract killer, has been assigned to assassinate the President of a small African country and collect his fee from a bank in the Far East. On arrival in Hong Kong his life is threatened and when the bank denies all knowledge of payment arrangements, he realises he has been drawn into a dangerous game where there are no rules. Amongst the players are the Mafia and several foreign intelligence services and the stakes being played for are deadly.

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Directed by: Michael Carreras
Genres: Action, Thriller, Crime
Starring: Stuart Whitman, Ti Lung, Lily Li

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Tone: tensestrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
cynicalstrength 2 of 3
campystrength 1 of 3
Pacing: brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: crime
betrayal
revenge
corruption
survival
Places: big city
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: twist ending
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex mild

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Action	7
Horror	2
Humour	3
Realism	6
Romance	2
Tension	6
Darkness	6
Complexity	5
Emotional weight	4

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Genres: action, thriller, crime
Directed by: Michael Carreras
Written by: Don Houghton
Starring: Stuart Whitman, Ti Lung, Lily Li, Peter Cushing, Anton Diffring, Ko Hung, Keung Hon, James Ma Chim-Si
Music: David Lindup
Cinematography: Brian Probyn, John Wilcox
Runtime: 90 min
Country: Hong Kong, United Kingdom
Languages: English

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