Hammer or Anvil
1972, Bulgarian. Directed by Christo Christov.
This is a political picture about the Bulgarian revolutionary Georgi Dimitrov. In 1933 during the Reichstag Fire Trial trumped-up charges of having set the Reichstag on fire were brought against him. At the trial Dimitrov exposed the machinations of the Nazis and turned from a defendant into an accuser. Central to the story is the face-to-face political duel between Dimitrov and Goering. Dimitrov's interactions with ordinary Germans, the memories of his wife Lyuba Ivoshevich, and the meetings with his mother Parashkeva alternate with documentary shooting scenes from the time of Nazi Germany.
- Runtime
- 2h 37m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Bulgarian
- Rated
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Cast & crew
- Christo ChristovDirector
- Stefan GetsovGeorgi Dimitrov
- Viliam PolónyiHermann Georing
- Frank ObermannDiels
- Hannjo HasseNebe
- Micaela KreißlerErika
- Martin FlörchingerDr. Buenger
- Hans Hardt-HardtloffKluge
- Günther SimonPastor
- Gerd Michael HennebergReich Minister Konstantin von Neurath
- Horst GieseReich Minister Joseph Goebbels
- Hans LuckeCast
- Holger MahlichCast
Details
- Released
- 8 September 1972
- Original title
- Наковалня или чук
- Country
- Bulgaria, Soviet Union, East Germany
- Written by
- Willi Brückner, Wolfgang Ebeling, Ivan Radoev
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Hammer or Anvil runs 157 minutes (2h 37m).
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Hammer or Anvil isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 8 September 1972. (Checked 10 November 2026.)
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Who directed Hammer or Anvil?
Hammer or Anvil (1972) was directed by Christo Christov and stars Stefan Getsov, Viliam Polónyi, Frank Obermann.