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
Angela Punch McGregor
Gilda Marshall
Ray Barrett
Farrell
Jack Thompson
Rev. Neville
Steve Dodd
Tabidgi
Peter Carroll
McCready
Ruth Cracknell
Mrs. Heather Newby
Don Crosby
Jack Newby
Peter Sumner
Dowie Steed
Elizabeth Alexander
Petra Graf
Fred Schepisi
Director
Tim Robertson
Healey
Ray Meagher
Dud Edmonds
Brian Anderson
Hyberry
Thomas Keneally
Writer
Jane Harders
Mrs. Healey
Bruce Smeaton
Composer
Julie Dawson
Martha Neville
Ian Baker
Cinematographer
Jack Charles
Harry Edwards
Brian Kavanagh
Editor
Bryan Brown
Shearer
Rhonda Schepisi
CastingDirector
Arthur Dignam
Man in Butcher Shop
Wendy Dickson
ProductionDesigner
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
Terry McDermott
M.P.
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Details.
Release DateJune 21, 1978
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 53m
Budget$1,380,000
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This Movie Is About.
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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.