The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith (1978)
June 21, 1978Release Date
The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith (1978)
June 21, 1978Release Date

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Cast & Crew.

Tom E. Lewis
Jimmie Blacksmith

Freddy Reynolds
Mort Blacksmith

Ray Barrett
Farrell

Jack Thompson
Rev. Neville

Don Crosby
Jack Newby

Angela Punch McGregor
Gilda Marshall

Steve Dodd
Tabidgi

Peter Carroll
McCready

Ruth Cracknell
Mrs. Heather Newby

Elizabeth Alexander
Petra Graf

Peter Sumner
Dowie Steed

Tim Robertson
Healey

Ray Meagher
Dud Edmonds

Brian Anderson
Hyberry

Jane Harders
Mrs. Healey

Julie Dawson
Martha Neville

Jack Charles
Harry Edwards

Bryan Brown
Shearer

Arthur Dignam
Man in Butcher Shop

Robyn Nevin
Mrs. McCready

Gregory Apps
Smith

Jillian Archer
Young Nun

John Bowman
Mullett

Michael Carman
J.C. Thomas

Bill Charlton
Jones

Liddy Clark
Kate

Matthew Crosby
Timmy Newby

Marshall Crosby
Peter Newby

Ian Gilmour
Eddie

Ken Grant
Wilson

Alan Hardy
Carmichael

John Jarratt
Michaels

Thomas Keneally
Cook / Novel

Terry McDermott
M.P.

Ray Marshall
Constable in Jail

Zac Martin
Drunken Aborigine

Justine Saunders
Nancy

Alexandra Schepisi
Baby Healey

Rob Steele
Claude Lewis

Richard Ussher
English Clerk

Mervyn Drake
Kelly

Kevin Miles
Knoller

Karlene Rogerson
Girl at Brentwood

Fred Schepisi
Director / Screenplay / Producer

Roy Stevens
Associate Producer

Bruce Smeaton
Original Music Composer

Ian Baker
Director of Photography

Brian Kavanagh
Editor

Rhonda Schepisi
Casting

Wendy Dickson
Production Design

Bruce Finlayson
Costume Design

Deryck De Niese
Makeup Designer

Cheryl Williams
Hairstylist

Lauren Hutton

Barbara Wyndon
Media.


Details.
Release DateJune 21, 1978
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 53m
Budget$1,380,000
Genres
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This Movie Is About.
Wiki.
The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith is a 1978 Australian drama film directed, written and produced by Fred Schepisi, and starring Tom E. Lewis (billed at the time as Tommy Lewis), Freddy Reynolds and Ray Barrett. The film also featured early appearances by Bryan Brown, Arthur Dignam, and John Jarratt. It is an adaptation of the 1972 novel The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith by Thomas Keneally.
The story is about an exploited Aboriginal Australian who commits murder and goes into hiding. It is based on actual events surrounding Jimmy Governor.
The film was critically acclaimed, but lost A$179,000 at the box office. For Schepisi, the film's reception was a disillusioning experience and he left Australia soon after to work in Hollywood, returning to Australia ten years later to make Evil Angels.
While not prosecuted for obscenity, the film was seized and confiscated in the UK under Section 3 of the Obscene Publications Act 1959 during the video nasty panic.
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