''Hammers Over the Anvil'' is a 1993 Australian

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starring

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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

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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, 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

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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

as Grace McAlister *

as East Driscoll * Alex Outhred as Alan Marshall *

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as "Bushman" Marshall *

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as Nellie Bolster *

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as Mr. Thomas (a preacher) *

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as Charles McAlister *

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as Mrs. Herbert *

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as Mrs. Blison *

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as Snarley Burns

Production

The project had been around for a number of years. The script was originally written by Peter Hepworth then rewritten by Ann Turner."Interview with Ann Turner", ''Signis'', 16 January 1998
accessed 21 November 2012 It is set and filming in South Australia's Red Creek in seven weeks on 11 October and 29 November 1991.

Box office

''Hammers Over the Anvil'' grossed $50,491 at the box office in Australia.

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