Hammers Over the Anvil

Hammers Over the Anvil (1994)

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.

Date of release
1994-07-22
TMDB
5.8 / 10 (16)
Runtime
1h 37m
Genres
Romance, Drama
Director
Ann Turner

Casting

Interesting facts

  • Box office: A$50.5K
  • Awards: 0 · Nominations: 1

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.

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 was filmed in South Australia's wine district in seven weeks from 11 October to 29 November 1991.

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