Hammers Over the Anvil
5.7
“An aristocratic Englishwoman, an Australian horseman and a young boy on a journey towards the exciting but forbidden world of adults.”
Set in the summer of 1910 in Australia the film follows the story of 14 year old Alan Marshall (Alexander Outhread) as he stumbles out of childhood towards the exciting yet forbidding world of adulthood. For Alan, despite the effects of polio, there is only one passion in life - to become a great horseman just like his hero, the reclusive horse trainer East Driscoll (Russell Crowe). Alan is one of East's few friends and also one of the few who knows about the affair between East and the aristocratic English woman Grace McAlister (Charlotte Rampling). Things inevitably take a turn towards the tragic when East becomes determined to force Grace to leave her husband and run away with him. Hammers Over The Anvil is an evocative coming of age film from Australian director Ann Turner.
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Cast
23 people
Russell Crowe
East Driscoll
Known for
Gladiator
A Beautiful Mind
Charlotte Rampling
Grace McAlister
Known for
Red Sparrow
Assassin's Creed
Alexander Outhread
Alan Marshall
No other roles listed
Frankie J. Holden
Bushman Marshall
Known for
Proof
The Chain Reaction
Jake Frost
Joe Carmichael
No other roles listed
Alethea McGrath
Mrs. Bilson
Known for
Knowing
Inspector Gadget 2
John Rafter Lee
Charles McAlister
Known for
Spawn
Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust
Frank Gallacher
Mr. Thomas the Preacher
Known for
Dark City
Proof
Amanda Douge
Nellie Bolster
Known for
KAOS
Hijack
Kirsty McGregor
Elsie Marshall
Also in
Brides of Christ
Colin from Accounts
Daphne Grey
Mrs. Herbert
Known for
The Plumber
Caroline Kemp
Lucy Taylor
Also in
Underbelly
Sample People
Ann Turner Director · Peter Hepworth Screenplay Not Drowning Waving Composer
Worldwide gross $50K · Budget $4M · First release February 19, 1993
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Budget
$4,000,000
Worldwide gross
$50,491
Production
Harvest Productions Pty. Ltd.
Production
South Australian Film Corporation
Production
Australian Film Finance Corporation
Production
Australia
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
Germany · February 19, 1993
Premiere · Berlin International Film Festival
Australia · July 22, 1994
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
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