The Hammer

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The Hammer

"He knew he could be a champion. They knew he could be much more."

2010

1h 48m

6.8(39 votes)

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History

Overview

A coming of age drama following the life of Matt Hamill, the first deaf wrestler to win a National Collegiate Wrestling Championship.

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Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Russell Harvard

Matt Hamill

Raymond J. Barry

Stanley

Shoshannah Stern

Kristi

Courtney Halverson

Michelle

Michael Anthony Spady

Jay Jakubowski

Susan Gibney

Janet Hamill

Joseph McKelheer

Ron Gross

Eben Kostbar

Coach Cantrell

Rich Franklin

Coach Pruitt

Stephen Dodd

Coach Rich

Creative team

Directed by: Oren Kaplan
Written by: Eben Kostbar
Joseph McKelheer

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