Hammers Over the Anvil

An aristocratic Englishwoman, an Australian horseman and a young boy on a journey towards the exciting but forbidden world of adults.

Categories: Romance, Drama
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.
Status: Released IMDb
Release date: 1994-07-22
Run time: 97 minute / 1:37
Director: Ann Turner
Writers: Ann Turner, Peter Hepworth.
Production Companies : Harvest Productions Pty. Ltd., South Australian Film Corporation, Australian Film Finance Corporation
Production Country: Australia

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Russell Crowe
as East Driscoll
Charlotte Rampling
as Grace McAlister
Alexander Outhread
as Alan Marshall
Frankie J. Holden
as Bushman Marshall
Jake Frost
as Joe Carmichael
Alethea McGrath
as Mrs. Bilson
John Rafter Lee
as Charles McAlister
Frank Gallacher
as Mr. Thomas the Preacher
Amanda Douge
as Nellie Bolster
Kirsty McGregor
as Elsie Marshall
Daphne Grey
as Mrs. Herbert
Caroline Kemp
as Lucy Taylor
Sam Nightingale
as Freckles Jack
Syd Brisbane
as Duke the Dance Caller
Peter Osborn
as Father Finnegan
Wayne Pygram
as Snarley Burns
Lachlan Fischer
as Brigalow Bush Band
John H. Francis
as Brigalow Bush Band
Hugh Gordon
as Brigalow Bush Band
Janet Gordon
as Brigalow Bush Band
Brian Erskine
as Pork Fair Bagpipers
Matt Monroe
as Pork Fair Bagpipers
Ian Welbourne
as Cruel Boy
Costume & Make-Up
Suzie Warhurst-Steele Makeup Artist

Art
Tony Cronin Set Dressing Buyer

Costume & Make-Up
Jane Surrich Makeup Artist

Production
Gary Buss Unit Manager
Barbara Gibbs Production Manager

Directing
Monica Pearce Second Assistant Director

Art
Julie Ferrand Property Builder

Costume & Make-Up
Beverley Freeman Additional Hairstylist

Directing
Geoffrey Giuffre Third Assistant Director

Costume & Make-Up
Sash Lamey Hairstylist

Art
Guy Allain Painter

Crew
Peter Collias Scenic Artist

Directing
Chris Webb First Assistant Director

Art
Tamara Pankiw Draughtsman
Tony Cronin Set Dresser
John Santucci Standby Property Master
Andrew Plumer Set Dresser

Crew
Tim Stanley Carpenter
Arthur Vette Carpenter

Sound
Steve Burgess ADR Recordist

Art
John Moore Construction Manager
Deborah Wilde Art Department Coordinator
Tony Rosella Runner Art Department

Crew
Brenton Grear Carpenter

Art
Christo Reid Painter
Andrew Plumer Set Dressing Buyer
Tony Xeros Set Dresser

Sound
Scott Piper Boom Operator
Ronny Reinhard Assistant Sound Editor

Camera
Hugh Hartshorne Still Photographer

Crew
Bernadette Van Gyen Stunt Double
Lea Reid Stunt Double

Camera
David Foreman Additional Camera

Sound
Phil Tipene Location Sound Recordist
Rex Watts Sound Editor

Camera
Werner Gerlach Best Boy Grip

Crew
Zev Eleftheriou Stunt Coordinator

Sound
James Currie Sound Mixer

Camera
Robin Morgan Grip
Brad Shield Steadicam Operator

Sound
Pete Smith Sound Mixer

Lighting
Darrin Ballangarry Electrician

Sound
John Simpson Foley Mixer

Camera
Darrin Keough First Assistant Camera

Sound
Paul Huntingford Sound Editor
Anne Le Campion ADR Recordist
Dean Gawen Sound Editor
Ashley Grenville Sound Editor

Production
Jan Killen Extras Casting
Heather Muirhead Production Secretary

Camera
Robbie Van Amstel Assistant Grip
Jennifer Mitchell Additional Still Photographer
Lyddy Van Gyen Additional Camera

Costume & Make-Up
Tracey Richardson Seamstress

Art
Oliver Streeton Title Designer

Writing
Peter Gawler Script Editor

Camera
Serge Thomann Additional Still Photographer
David Williamson Camera Operator

Costume & Make-Up
Ruth De la Lande Wardrobe Supervisor
Christopher Webster Dresser

Editing
Ian Letcher Color Grading

Lighting
Trevor Toune Gaffer

Editing
Maria Kaltenthaler First Assistant Editor

Directing
Kristin Witcombe Continuity

Sound
Christine Woodruff Music Coordinator

Camera
Jules Wurm Clapper Loader

Production
David Lightfoot Location Manager

Writing
Sue Smith Script Editor

Costume & Make-Up
Sandi Cichello Costumer

Directing
Ann Turner Director

Production
Ben Gannon Producer

Sound
Not Drowning Waving Original Music Composer

Art
Vicki Niehus Art Direction

Costume & Make-Up
Ross Major Costume Design

Camera
James Bartle Director of Photography

Editing
Ken Sallows Editor

Writing
Ann Turner Screenplay
Peter Hepworth Screenplay

Art
Ross Major Production Design





















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