The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith
United States : Industrial Entertainment, 2008.
Format: DVD
Description: 1 videodisc (122 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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.
Other Authors:
Schepisi, Fred, film director, film producer, screenwriter, interviewee.
Thompson, Jack, 1940- actor.
Barrett, Ray, 1927-2009, actor.
Reynolds, Freddy, actor.
Lewis, Tommy, 1958-2018, actor.
Motion picture adaptation of (work): Keneally, Thomas. Chant of Jimmy Blacksmith.
Victorian Film Corporation, production company.
Film House Company, production company.
Schepisi, Fred, film director, film producer, screenwriter, interviewee.
Thompson, Jack, 1940- actor.
Barrett, Ray, 1927-2009, actor.
Reynolds, Freddy, actor.
Lewis, Tommy, 1958-2018, actor.
Motion picture adaptation of (work): Keneally, Thomas. Chant of Jimmy Blacksmith.
Victorian Film Corporation, production company.
Film House Company, production 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.
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.
UPC: 858334001374
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Call Number | Location | Shelf Location | Status |
DVD DRAMA Chant | Main (Downtown) | First Level, DVD | In |
Title from opening screens.
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.
Videorecording.
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.
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.
Videorecording.
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.