The Legend of Jimmy Governor

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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production company

ABC

Duration

00:30:00:00

Production places

Australia

Production dates

1978

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Big country

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Collection metadata

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

People → Governor, Jimmy, 1875-1901

Short films

Short films → Short films - Australia

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Sound

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U-Matic; Access Print (Section 1)

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Australia, 1978

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