Other uniform titles: | Schepisi, Fred.
Thompson, Jack, 1940-
Barrett, Ray, 1927-2009.
Reynolds, Freddy.
Lewis, Tommy, 1957-
Keneally, Thomas. Chant of Jimmy Blacksmith.
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Other authors / contributors: | Victorian Film Corporation.
Film House Company.
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Notes: | 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. Written, produced and directed by Fred Schepisi ; photography, Ian Baker ; editor, Brian Kavanagh : music, Bruce Smeaton. Tommy Lewis, Freddy Reynolds, Ray Barrett, Jack Thompson, Angela Punch, Steve Dodds. DVD; dual layer; NTSC region 1; 2.35:1 aspect ratio.
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Summary: | 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.
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Standard no.: | 858334001374
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Publisher's no.: | IE004 Industrial Entertainment
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