Hong Kong Synopsis
“Mr. Shatter isn't crushproof, but cross him and he'll put you in a box!”
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.
The 1973–1975 Hong Kong Window
24 Hong Kong films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. Shatter sits at position #19.
#1Bruce Lee: The Man and the Legend
★ 9.0 · 1973
#2The Golden Lotus
★ 8.0 · 1974
#3Five Shaolin Masters
★ 7.5 · 1974
#4The Man from Hong Kong
★ 6.9 · 1975
#5The Flying Guillotine
★ 6.7 · 1975
#6The Fate of Lee Khan
★ 6.6 · 1973
#7Disciples of Shaolin
★ 6.6 · 1975
#8All Men Are Brothers
★ 6.6 · 1975
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with Shatter. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
The 1970s Hong Kong Landscape
Catalog density by release year in the 1970s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Shatter premiered. 122 total titles in this decade from Hong Kong.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #629 of 836 Hong Kong films indexed here (25th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is -0.5 points below the Hong Kong average of 6.3/10.
Among Hong Kong Action productions specifically: #408 of 516 (top 79%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Hong Kong |
|---|---|
| All Production Countries | Hong Kong, United Kingdom |
| Original Language | En |
| Production Companies | Hammer Film Productions, Shaw Brothers |
| Runtime | 1h 30m |
| Release Date | December 6, 1974 |
| IMDb | tt0074268 |