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This is the latest instalment in a feature series reflecting on instances of East meets West in world cinema, including China-US co-productions.<\/em><\/p>\n

In the 1970s, the UK film industry was in deep trouble. Hoping to diversify its output, British horror specialist Hammer joined forces with Hong Kong\u2019s legendary Shaw Brothers Studio for a three-picture deal.<\/p>\n

The first was 1974\u2019s martial arts mash-up The Legend of the 7 Golden Vampires<\/em><\/span>, which failed to set the box office alight. The second, made the same year, was Shatter<\/em>, a tough-talking Hong Kong-set action movie pepped up with bursts of kung fu.<\/div>\n

It was a troubled production, with original director Monte Hellman replaced by producer Michael Carreras during shooting. \u201cWe ran into all sorts of problems, and like all pictures that are bad, I think it was badly conceived from the start,\u201d Carreras said. \u201cOne did all sorts of things to try and save it, but it didn\u2019t work.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Shatter \/ Original Theatrical Trailer (1974)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Viewed today, however, the results are much more interesting than film history or Carreras would have us believe.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n


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