Shatter Limited Collector’s Edition 4K UHD + Blu-ray (Hammer Films/Region Free) [Preorder]

• New commentary with academic and Asian cinema expert Leon Hunt and film historian and writer Adrian Smith.
• New commentary with Heidi Honeycutt, writer, filmmaker and film programmer, and western/crime movie expert Toby Roan.
• 1998 commentary with uncredited director Monte Hellman and contributions from Stuart Whitman.
• Once Upon a Time in the East: Screenwriter and author David Pirie and Little Shoppe of Horrors’ Dick Klemensen examine the state of Hammer in the 1970s and the numerous issues encountered filming Shatter in Hong Kong.
• Hammer and Tongs: archive interview with Renée Glynne, in charge of continuity on many Hammers, as she reflects on Hong Kong and the various issues that plagued Shatter’s production.
• Cultural Crossover: Historian and film critic Christina Newland and academic/martial arts cinema expert Wayne Wong examine Shatter’s place in the wider context of 1970s action/crime films and Asian martial arts cinema.
• Hitting the Right Notes: Musician Mike Lindup reflects on his father, composer David Lindup, and his body of work which covered film soundtracks, library music and arrangements and orchestrations for musicians like Johnny Dankworth.
• Censored: A comparison of the new, uncensored restoration and the censored master that was previously in circulation for decades.
• A gallery of stills and publicity material alongside tracks from David Lindup’s score.

The booklet features:

• New article by writer and actor Bruce G. Hallenbeck examining the making of Shatter.
• New article by film journalist Paul Bramhall that investigates “East meets West” productions and the casting of Asian stars in international films.
• New article by author and crime film expert Barry Forshaw who investigates the Golden Age of Crime Movies: the 1970s!
• New article by writer and occasional broadcaster Tim Worthington who takes a pointed look at the swirling zeitgeist of early 1970s pop culture and how it influenced Shatter.
• New article making an in-depth comparison of the different versions of the Shatter script in the Hammer Archive, how the story developed and how it compares with what’s onscreen.
• New article taking a deep dive that addresses the rumours and guesswork surrounding the making of Shatter with the aid of recently-unearthed key paperwork from the Hammer Archive.

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