The chant of Jimmie Blacksmith

Author

Fred Schepisi

Call Number

• DVD DRAMA (CEN)

Edition

International version.

Languages

English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing.

Performers

Tommy Lewis, Freddy Reynolds, Ray Barrett, Jack Thompson, Angela Punch, Steve Dodds, Peter Carroll, Ruth Cracknell, Don Crosby, Elizabeth Alexander, Tim Robertson, Peter Sumner.

Publication Information

New York, NY : Kino Classics, [2019]

Physical Description

1 videodisc (117 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.

Audience

Not rated.

Summary

Jimmie Blacksmith is a young Aboriginal half-cast raised in central New South Wales at the turn of the century. Looking to gain respectability in white society, Jimmie finds a white bride while performing back-breaking work on local farms, but cannot escape his skin color, 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.

Notes

Title from container.

From the novel by Thomas Keneally.

Originally released as a motion picture in 1978.

Special features: Interview with Fred Schepisi and DP Ian Baker ; The chant of Tom Lewis, an interview with star Tommy Lewis ; trailer.