The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith (1978)
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.
- Released
- 1978-06-21
- Genres
- Crime, Drama, History
- Runtime
- 113 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Fred Schepisi, Fred Schepisi
- TMDB rating
- 6.7/10 from 69 votes
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