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The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith(Movie, 1978)

1h 53min | Genres: Crime, Drama, History
The Chant of Jimmie BlacksmithRating: 3.4/5 (with 2626 votes)
The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith is a 1978 Australian drama film directed, written and produced by Fred Schepisi, and starring Tom E. Lewis (billed at the time as Tommy Lewis), Freddy Reynolds and Ray Barrett. The film also featured early appearances by Bryan Brown, Arthur Dignam, and John Jarratt. It is an adaptation of the 1972 novel The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith by Thomas Keneally. The story is about an exploited Aboriginal Australian who commits murder and goes into hiding. It is based on actual events surrounding Jimmy Governor. The film was critically acclaimed, but lost A$179,000 at the box office. For Schepisi, the film's reception was a disillusioning experience and he left Australia soon after to work in Hollywood, returning to Australia ten years later to make Evil Angels. While not prosecuted for obscenity, the film was seized and confiscated in the UK u... ()
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Awards & Nominations for The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith

AACTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role AACTA Award for Best Original Music Score AACTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role AACTA Award for Best Adapted Screenplay AACTA Award for Best Cinematography AACTA Award for Best Costume Design AACTA Award for Best Direction AACTA Award for Best Editing AACTA Award for Best Original Music Score AACTA Award for Best Sound

About The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith

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.

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Additional Information

Production country: Australia
Plays in: Australia
Based on: "The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith" (find it on Amazon)
Original language: English (EN)
Spoken languages: English (EN)
Translated into 9 languages: German (DE), Greek (EL), English (EN), Spanish (ES), French (FR), Hebrew (HE), Korean (KO), Portuguese (PT), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)
Status: Released
Release date DE: 06/21/1978
Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):
"Die Ballade von Jimmie Blacksmith"

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