The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith

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From the novel by Thomas Keneally.
Originally released as a motion picture in 1978.
Extra features include disc 1,Interview with Fred Schepisi, Ian Baker and Tommy Lewis -- Trailer. Disc 2. Introduction and audio commentary by Fred Schepisi.
"Australian version and bonus features © Umbrella Entertainment Pty Ltd." -- disc surface
disc 1: International version (117 minutes) -- disc 2: Australian version (122 minutes)
Tommy Lewis, Freddy Reynolds, Ray Barrett, Jack Thompson, Angela Punch.
Jimmie Blacksmith is a young Aboriginal half-caste raised in rural Australia at the turn of the century, a boy initiated by his tribe but also educated by a stern Methodist minister. Looking to gain respectability in colonical society, Jimmie 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 parth of retribution upon the society that has rejected him. In 1901, the year Australian democracy is born, Jimmie Blacksmith finally faces his fate and with it the fate of his people.
DVD; NTSC; Dolby digital; mono; 2.35:1; 16 x 9.
Contents: Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith.

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