Hammers Over the Anvil

Hammers Over the Anvil

"Hammers Over the Anvil" is a 1991 Australian drama film starring Russell Crowe and Charlotte Rampling, directed by Ann Turner. The screenplay by Peter Hepworth and Ann Turner is based on the novel by Alan Marshall. The original music score is composed by Not Drowning, Waving.

Plot summary

Based on the novel of the same name by Alan Marshall, the film is set in the early 1900's in the Outback, centering 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.

Main cast

* Charlotte Rampling - Grace McAlister
* Russell Crowe - East Driscoll
* Frank Holden - Bushman
* Amanda Douge - Nellie Bolster
* Frank Gallacher - Mr. Thomas
* John Rafter Lee - Charles McAlister
* Daphne Grey - Mrs. Herbert
* Alethea McGrath - Mrs. Blison
* Wayne Pygram - Snarley Burns

ee also

* South Australian Film Corporation

External links

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* [http://colsearch.nfsa.afc.gov.au/nfsa/search/display/display.w3p;adv=yes;group=;groupequals=;holdingType=;page=0;parentid=;query=Number%3A251228;querytype=;rec=0;resCount=10 Hammers Over the Anvil at the National Film and Sound Archive]


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