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Not to be confused with Hammer and Anvil (disambiguation).

Hammers Over the Anvil
DVD cover
Directed by	Ann Turner
Written by	Peter Hepworth Ann Turner
Based on	Alan Marshall
Produced by	Ben Gannon
Starring	Charlotte Rampling Russell Crowe
Cinematography	James Bartle
Edited by	Ken Sallows
Music by	Not Drowning, Waving
Production company	Australian Film Finance Corporation
Distributed by	Roadshow Entertainment
Release dates	19 February 1993 (1993-02-19) (Germany) 22 July 1994 (1994-07-22) (Australia)
Running time	97 minutes
Country	Australia
Language	English
Budget	A$4 million

Hammers Over the Anvil is a 1993 Australian biographical romantic drama film starring Russell Crowe and directed by Ann Turner, who also co-wrote with Peter Hepworth. The film is based on the novel of the same name by Alan Marshall. The original music score is composed by Not Drowning, Waving.

Plot

Based on the novel of the same name by Alan Marshall, the film is set in the early 1900s in a small town in the Western District of Victoria, centring around a young Alan Marshall and the people in his town. Crippled by polio, Alan tries to make sense of his place in a world where a man's physical prowess gains the admiration of women and the envy of his peers, as demonstrated by the horsebreaker East Driscoll, portrayed by Russell Crowe. Charlotte Rampling also stars as an English lady, Grace McAlister, who has moved to the area with her husband. Complications arise as an attraction develops between East and Grace and young Alan deals with the complexities of growing up.

Cast

• Charlotte Rampling as Grace McAlister
• Russell Crowe as East Driscoll
• Alexander Outhred as Alan Marshall
• Frankie J. Holden as 'Bushman' Marshall
• Amanda Douge as Nellie Bolster
• Frank Gallacher as Mr. Thomas (a preacher)
• John Lee as Charles McAlister
• Daphne Grey as Mrs. Herbert
• Alethea McGrath as Mrs. Blison
• Wayne Pygram as Snarley Burns
• Syd Brisbane as Duke

Production

The project had been around for a number of years. The script was originally written by Peter Hepworth then re-written by Ann Turner.

It is set and filming in South Australia's Red Creek in seven weeks on 11 October and 29 November 1991.

See also

• Cinema of Australia
• Russell Crowe filmography
• South Australian Film Corporation

External links

• Hammers Over The Anvil at IMDb
• Hammers Over the Anvil at the National Film and Sound Archive Archived 14 January 2018 at the Wayback Machine
• Hammers Over the Anvil at Oz Movies