The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith (1978)

The chant of the underdog

Movie · Crime, Drama, History · 1h 53m · Rated 6.7/10 on TMDB · Released June 21, 1978

Overview

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.

Directed by Fred Schepisi

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
• Steve Dodd as Tabidgi
• Peter Carroll as McCready
• Ruth Cracknell as Mrs. Heather Newby
• Elizabeth Alexander as Petra Graf
• Peter Sumner as Dowie Steed
• Tim Robertson as Healey

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