Anvil: The Story of Anvil is a 2009 English-language Documentary Biography film written by David Norland and directed by Sacha Gervasi and produced by Sacha Gervasi, Lauren Mcclard, Dana Sano, Christopher Soos and Rebecca Yeldham. Since 1978, Anvil has become one of heavy metal's most influential yet commercially unsuccessful acts. In 2006, after a fledging European tour Anvil sets out to record their thirteenth album and continue to follow their dreams. Anvil: the story of anvil stars Anvil in the lead role along with an ensemble cast including Scott Ian, Lemmy Kilmeister, Malcolm Dome, Lars Ulrich, Slash and Tom Araya. The music was composed by David Norland. Cinematography was done by Christopher Soos and editing by Andrew Dickler and Jeff Renfroe. The movie has a running time of 81 minutes. It was released on 20th February 2009 and it received positive reviews from critics when it was released. The motion picture made a box office gross of $0 million. Distribution rights for the film were acquired by Abramorama.