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.
97 mins
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.
Alexander Outhread
Alan Marshall
Jake Frost
Joe Carmichael
John Rafter Lee
Charles McAlister
Kirsty McGregor
Elsie Marshall
Daphne Grey
Mrs. Herbert
Caroline Kemp
Lucy Taylor
Sam Nightingale
Freckles Jack
Peter Osborn
Father Finnegan
Sash Lamey
Hairstylist
Jane Surrich
Makeup Artist
Beverley Freeman
Additional Hairstylist
Suzie Warhurst-Steele
Makeup Artist
Gary Buss
Unit Manager
Barbara Gibbs
Production Manager
Chris Webb
First Assistant Director
Monica Pearce
Second Assistant Director
Geoffrey Giuffre
Third Assistant Director
Guy Allain
Painter
Peter Collias
Scenic Artist
Tony Cronin
Set Dressing Buyer
Julie Ferrand
Property Builder
Brenton Grear
Carpenter
John Moore
Construction Manager
Tamara Pankiw
Draughtsman
Tony Cronin
Set Dresser
Andrew Plumer
Set Dressing Buyer
Andrew Plumer
Set Dresser
Christo Reid
Painter
Tony Rosella
Runner Art Department
John Santucci
Standby Property Master
Tim Stanley
Carpenter
Arthur Vette
Carpenter
Deborah Wilde
Art Department Coordinator
Tony Xeros
Set Dresser
Steve Burgess
ADR Recordist
James Currie
Sound Mixer
Dean Gawen
Sound Editor
Ashley Grenville
Sound Editor
Paul Huntingford
Sound Editor
Anne Le Campion
ADR Recordist
Scott Piper
Boom Operator
Ronny Reinhard
Assistant Sound Editor
John Simpson
Foley Mixer
Pete Smith
Sound Mixer
Phil Tipene
Location Sound Recordist
Rex Watts
Sound Editor
Zev Eleftheriou
Stunt Coordinator
Lea Reid
Stunt Double
Bernadette Van Gyen
Stunt Double
Darrin Ballangarry
Electrician
David Foreman
Additional Camera
Werner Gerlach
Best Boy Grip
Hugh Hartshorne
Still Photographer
Darrin Keough
First Assistant Camera
Jennifer Mitchell
Additional Still Photographer
Robin Morgan
Grip
Brad Shield
Steadicam Operator
Serge Thomann
Additional Still Photographer
Trevor Toune
Gaffer
Robbie Van Amstel
Assistant Grip
Lyddy Van Gyen
Additional Camera
David Williamson
Camera Operator
Jules Wurm
Clapper Loader
Jan Killen
Extras Casting
Sandi Cichello
Costumer
Ruth De la Lande
Wardrobe Supervisor
Tracey Richardson
Seamstress
Christopher Webster
Dresser
Maria Kaltenthaler
First Assistant Editor
Ian Letcher
Color Grading
David Lightfoot
Location Manager
Christine Woodruff
Music Coordinator
Peter Gawler
Script Editor
Kristin Witcombe
Continuity
Oliver Streeton
Title Designer
Heather Muirhead
Production Secretary
Peter Hepworth
Screenplay
Not Drowning Waving
Original Music Composer
James Bartle
Director of Photography
Ken Sallows
Editor
Ben Gannon
Producer
Ross Major
Production Design
Vicki Niehus
Art Direction
Ross Major
Costume Design