New on Blu-ray: THE CHANT OF JIMMIE BLACKSMITH (1978)

Codec: MPEG-4 AVC
Resolution: 1080p
Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
Region: Region A/1

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Product Description: Fred Schipani's internationally acclaimed masterpiece The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith (1978), based on the novel by Thomas Kennelly, is the shocking tale of an indigenous man driven to madness and revenge. Jimmie Blacksmith (Tommy Lewis) is a young Aboriginal half-caste raised in central New South Wales at the turn-of-the-century, a boy initiated by his tribe but also educated by a stern Methodist minister (Jack Thompson). Looking to gain respectability in white society, Jimmie finds a white bride while performing back-breaking work on local farms, but cannot escape his skin color, suffering ongoing racism and oppression. Discovering that he may not be the father of his wife’s child, and red without pay, Jimmie explodes in a fury of violent revenge and escapes into the bush with his brother Mort, cutting a bloody path of retribution upon the society that has forsaken him. In 1901, the year Australian democracy is born, Jimmie Blacksmith finally faces his fate, and with it the fate of his people.

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Director: Fred Schepisi

Starring: Tommy Lewis, Freddy Reynolds, Bryan Brown

Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama

Runtime: 117 min (International) / 122 min (Australian)

Rating: Not Rated

Language: English

Studio: Kino Lorber

Home Video Release Date: September 17, 2019