Directed by:
Fred SchepisiScreenplay:
Fred SchepisiCinematography:
Ian BakerComposer:
Bruce SmeatonCast:
Tommy Lewis, Ray Barrett, Jack Thompson, Angela Punch McGregor, Ruth Cracknell, Robyn Nevin, Bryan Brown, Ian Gilmour, John Jarratt, Liddy Clark, Arthur Dignam (more)VOD (1)
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Fred Schepisi's internationally acclaimed masterpiece, based on the novel by Thomas Keneally, is the shocking tale of an indigenous man driven to madness and revenge. Jimmie Blacksmith (Tommy Lewis) is a young Aboriginal half-caste' raised in central NSW at the turn-of-the-century, a boy initiated by his tribe but also educated by a stern Methodist minister (Jack Thompson). Looking to gain respectability in European society, Jimmy finds a white bride while performing back-breaking work on local farms, but cannot escape his skin colour, suffering ongoing racism and oppression. Discovering that he may not be the father of his wife's child, and fired without pay, Jimmie explodes in a fury of violent revenge and escapes into the bush with his brother Mort, cutting a bloody path of retribution upon the society that has forsaken him. In 1901, the year Australian democracy is born, Jimmie Blacksmith finally faces his fate, and with it the fate of his people. (Umbrella Entertainment)
(more)Cast
Tommy Lewis
Australia
Best movies:
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The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith (1978)
Ray Barrett
Australia
Best movies:
Valley of the Kings (1964)
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Jack Thompson
Australia
Best movies:
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Angela Punch McGregor
Australia
Best movies:
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Spotswood (1992)
The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith (1978)
Ruth Cracknell
Australia
Best movies:
The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith (1978)
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Robyn Nevin
Australia
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Bryan Brown
Australia
Best movies:
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Ian Gilmour
New Zealand
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The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith (1978)
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John Jarratt
Australia
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Liddy Clark
Australia
Best movies:
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Annie's Coming Out (1984)
The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith (1978)
Arthur Dignam
Australia
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The Duellists (1977)
Lorraine Mafi-Williams
Best movies:
Alexandra Schepisi
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Mervyn Drake
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Jane Harders
Best movies:
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The Earthling (1980)
The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith (1978)
Elizabeth Alexander
Australia
Best movies:
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The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith (1978)
Salem's Lot (2004) (TV movie)
Alan Hardy
Best movies:
All the Rivers Run (1983) (series)
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Peter Carroll
Australia
Best movies:
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The Last Wave (1977)