The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith
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Originally released as a motion picture in 1978.
Based on the novel by Thomas Keneally.
Extras: Tommy Lewis interview -- The making of The chant of Jimmie Blacksmith with director Fred Schepisi.
Tommy Lewis, Freddy Reynolds, Ray Barrett, Jack Thompson, Angela Punch, Steve Dodds.
Dramatization of the life of a half caste torn between his Aboriginal roots and his desire to be part of white society. When he becomes an object of loathing and ridicule, he and his full blood Aborigine brother embark upon an odyssey of murdering whites before he is captured, tried, and executed.
DVD; dual layer; NTSC region 1; 2.35:1 widescreen aspect ratio.
Contents: Chant of Jimmy Blacksmith.
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PUBLISHED
United States : Industrial Entertainment, 2008.
Year Published: 2008
Description: 1 videodisc (122 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language: English
Rated: Unrated
Format: DVD
ADDITIONAL CREDITS
Schepisi, Fred.
Thompson, Jack, 1940-
Barrett, Ray, 1927-2009.
Reynolds, Freddy
Lewis, Tommy, 1957-
Keneally, Thomas.
Victorian Film Corporation.
Film House Company.
SUBJECTS
Keneally, Thomas -- Film adaptations.
Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith (Motion picture)
Aboriginal Australians -- Drama.
Serial murders -- Australia -- Drama.
Australia -- Race relations -- Drama.
New South Wales -- Social life and customs -- 19th century -- Drama.
Feature films -- Australia.
Feature films.