Episode of Series “Big country”.
Looks at the life of a half-caste Aborigine who killed a dozen white people in 1900. He is immortalised in Thomas Keneally’s novel, and Fred Schepisi’s film of the book, The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith. A Big Country filmed Keneally on location and includes interviews with Fred Schepisi and Tommy Lewis, who plays Jimmie Blacksmith.
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ACMI Identifier
012537
Language
English
Subject categories
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Motion picture industry - Australia
History → Aboriginal Australians - History
History → Governor, Jimmy, 1875-1901
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
U-Matic; Access Print (Section 1)