The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith

Australia, 1978

Film
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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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Credits

director

Fred Schepisi

costume design

Bruce Finlayson

producer

Fred Schepisi

production company

The Film House

Victorian Film

production design

Wendy Dickson

screenplay

Fred Schepisi

Duration

01:53:00

Production places
Australia
Production dates
1978

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

tmdb-movie-69069

Language

English

Subject categories

Crime

Drama

History

TMDB-Movie

69069

Wikidata

Q2205409

Collected

116 times

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