Directed by:
Fred SchepisiScreenplay:
Fred SchepisiCinematography:
Ian BakerComposer:
Bruce SmeatonCast:
Tommy Lewis, Ray Barrett, Jack Thompson, Angela Punch McGregor, Ruth Cracknell, Robyn Nevin, Bryan Brown, Ian Gilmour, John Jarratt, Liddy Clark, Arthur Dignam (more)Plots(1)
Based on the early 20th-century exploits of Jimmy Governor, The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith follows its title character, a half-Aboriginal, half-white young man attempting to make his way as a farmhand, but facing only prejudice and deception from society. When the parentage of his child is called into question and he is further robbed by his white employers, Jimmie's barely suppressed rage explodes, triggering a wave of violence that would shock a nation. One of the most important films in all of Australian cinema, and perhaps the key critical work of that country's internationally acclaimed film movement of the 1970s, The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith is nothing short of a masterpiece a bracing and emotionally wrenching study of the effects of institutionalised racism and colonialism on a land's indigenous peoples, and an unflinching look at the repercussions of violence for both aggressors and victims. (Eureka Entertainment)
(more)Cast
Tommy Lewis
Australia
Best movies:
The Proposition (2005)
Robbery Under Arms (1985)
The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith (1978)
![Ray Barrett](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/399/161399020_9da9d8.jpg)
Ray Barrett
Australia
Best movies:
Valley of the Kings (1964)
Australia (2008)
Hotel Sorrento (1995)
![Jack Thompson](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/274/274489_568c08.jpg)
Jack Thompson
Australia
Best movies:
Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones (2002)
Wake in Fright (1971)
Short Circuit (1986)
Angela Punch McGregor
Australia
Best movies:
A Test of Love (1984)
Spotswood (1992)
The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith (1978)
Ruth Cracknell
Australia
Best movies:
The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith (1978)
The Night, the Prowler (1978)
Emerald City (1988)
Robyn Nevin
Australia
Best movies:
The Matrix Reloaded (2003)
The Matrix Revolutions (2003)
Angel Baby (1995)
![Bryan Brown](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/350/159350756_b9750e.jpg)
Bryan Brown
Australia
Best movies:
Gorillas in the Mist: The Story of Dian Fossey (1988)
Money Movers (1979)
'Breaker' Morant (1980)
![Ian Gilmour](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/273/273352_413fc6.jpg)
Ian Gilmour
New Zealand
Best movies:
A Cry in the Dark (1988)
The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith (1978)
The Odd Angry Shot (1979)
![John Jarratt](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/411/162411420_84acc9.jpg)
John Jarratt
Australia
Best movies:
Django Unchained (2012)
Picnic at Hanging Rock (1975)
Australia (2008)
Liddy Clark
Australia
Best movies:
Dadah Is Death (1988) (TV movie)
A Test of Love (1984)
The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith (1978)
Arthur Dignam
Australia
Best movies:
Moulin Rouge! (2001)
Gods and Monsters (1998)
The Duellists (1977)
Lorraine Mafi-Williams
Best movies:
Alexandra Schepisi
Best movies:
Lion (2016)
The Boys Are Back (2009)
The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith (1978)
Mervyn Drake
Best movies:
A Cry in the Dark (1988)
The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith (1978)
Razorback (1984)
Jane Harders
Best movies:
Mao's Last Dancer (2009)
The Earthling (1980)
The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith (1978)
Elizabeth Alexander
Australia
Best movies:
Ride a Wild Pony (1975)
The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith (1978)
Salem's Lot (2004) (TV movie)
Alan Hardy
Best movies:
All the Rivers Run (1983) (series)
Mad Dog Morgan (1976)
The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith (1978)
Peter Carroll
Australia
Best movies:
Captain James Cook (1987) (series)
Waking Ned (1998)
The Last Wave (1977)