Crime ·Drama ·History · Australia · 1978 · 1h 53m

The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith

Director

Cast

Tom E. Lewis as Jimmie Blacksmith Freddy Reynolds as Mort Blacksmith Ray Barrett as Farrell Jack Thompson as Rev. Neville Don Crosby as Jack Newby Angela Punch McGregor as Gilda Marshall

Crew

Ian Baker — Director of Photography Brian Kavanagh — Editor Bruce Smeaton — Original Music Composer Fred Schepisi — Screenplay Thomas Keneally — Novel Fred Schepisi — Producer

Tagline

The chant of the underdog

Synopsis

The true story of a part Aboriginal man who finds the pressure of adapting to white culture intolerable, and as a result snaps in a violent and horrific manner.

Trailer

Official Trailer youtube.com

Mood & Themes

based on novel or book biography based on true story murder rampage criminal axe murder indigenous australians aborigine new south wales 1900s

Key Collaborators

Fred Schepisi Director Ian Baker Director of Photography Brian Kavanagh Editor Bruce Smeaton Original Music Composer Fred Schepisi Screenplay Thomas Keneally Novel Fred Schepisi Producer Wendy Dickson Production Design Bruce Finlayson Costume Design

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