The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith (1978)

Synopsis

Cast & Credits

• Cast

  • • Jimmie Blacksmith

      Tommy Lewis

    • Mort

      Freddy Reynolds

    • Farrell

      Ray Barrett

    • Reverend Neville

      Jack Thompson

    • Gilda Marshall

      Punch, Angela

    • Uncle Tabidgi

      Steve Dodds

    • McCready

      Peter Carroll

    • Mrs Heather Newby

      Ruth Cracknell

    • Jack Newby

      Don Crosby

    • Petra Graf

      Elizabeth Alexander

    • Dowie Steed

      Peter Sumner

    • Healey

      Tim Robertson

    • Dud Edmonds

      Ray Meagher

    • Hyberry, the butcher

      Brian Anderson

    • Mrs Healey

      Jane Harders

    • Martha Neville

      Julie Dawson

    • Harry Edwards

      Jack Charles

    • Man who questions butcher

      Arthur Dignam

    • Mrs McCready

      Robyn Nevin

    • Smith

      Greg Apps

    • Young Nun

      Jillian Archer

    • Mullett

      John Bowman

    • Shearer

      Bryan Brown

    • J. C. Thomas

      Michael Carman

    • Jones

      Bill Charlton

    • Kate

      Liddy Clark

    • Timmy Newby

      Matthew Crosby

    • Peter Newby

      Marshall Crosby

    • Eddie

      Ian Gilmour

    • Wilson

      Ken Grant

    • Carmichael, Australian clerk

      Alan Hardy

    • Michaels

      John Jarratt

    • Kelly

      Mirvin Drake

    • girl at Brentwood

      Carlene Rogerson

    • Knoller

      Kevin Miles

    • Cook

      Thomas Keneally

    • Vera Newby

      Katie Lillie

    • Jane Newby

      Rosie Lillie

    • MP

      Terry Mcdermott

    • constable in jail

      Ray Marshall

    • drunken aborigine

      Zac Martin

    • Nancy

      Justine Saunders

    • Baby Healey

      Alexandra Schepisi

    • Claude Lewis

      Rob Steele

    • English clerk

      Richard Ussher

    • Mrs Morgan

      Barbara Wyndon

    • cast member

      Aileen Corpus

    • cast member

      Zona Dixon

    • cast member

      Phemise Jonas

    • cast member

      James Keneally

    • cast member

      Hagar Laikburner

    • cast member

      Lorraine Mafi

    • cast member

      Wesley Williams

• Credits

  • Direction:

    • Director

      Fred Schepisi

    • Assistant Director

      Ken Ambrose

    • Assistant Director

      Greg Allen

    • Assistant Director

      David Tayles

    Production:

    • Production Company

      Film House

    • Production Company

      Australian Film Commission

    • Production Company

      Victorian Film Corporation

    • Production Company

      Hoyts Theatres

    • Producer

      Fred Schepisi

    • Associate Producer

      Roy Stevens

    • Pre-production Manager

      Richard Brennan

    • Assistant Production Manager

      Paul Seto

    • Production Co-ordinator

      Andrea Way

    Writing:

    • Screenplay

      Fred Schepisi

    • Original novel

      Thomas Keneally

    Photography:

    • Director of Photography

      Ian Baker

    Editing:

    • Editor

      Brian Kavanagh

    Design:

    • Production Designer

      Wendy Dickson

    • Set Decorator

      Mark Rochford

    • Set Decorator

      Jill Eden

    Costumes:

    • Costume

      Bruce Finlayson

    Make-up:

    • Make-up

      Deryck de Niese

    Titles:

    • Title Design

      Al et Al

    Music:

    • Music

      Bruce Smeaton

    • Music performed

      National Philharmonic Orchestra

    Sound:

    • Sound Recording

      Robert Allen

    • Sound Re-recording

      Gerry Humphreys

    • Sound Editor

      Peter Burgess

    • Sound Editor

      William Anderson

    • Sound Editor

      Dean Gawen

    Consultant:

    • Aboriginal Co-ordinator

      Bob Maza

    • Chief Wrangler

      Ken Grant

    • Wrangler

      Mark Williams

    Publicity:

    • Unit Publicist

      Geoffrey Freeman