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The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith   1978         N/R, 120 min. Genre: Drama Director: Fred Schepisi   Cast: Tommy Lewis, Freddy Reynolds, Angela Punch McGregor, Ray Barrett, Steve Dodds, Jack Thompson, Bryan Brown, Peter Carroll, Ruth Cracknell, Don Crosby, Elizabeth Alexander, Peter Sumner, Tim Robertson, Ray Meagher, Ian Gilmour   Based on a true story that took place in the early 1900s, this plot centers on the plight of a half-White Aborigine, Jimmie (Tommy Lewis), who moves to the city when he grows up because he feels like an outcast in the Aborigine world. He gets a job working for a White family (Ruth Cracknell and Don Crosby), and while Jimmie is working for them, a serving girl, Gilda (Angela Punch McGregor), at the estate becomes pregnant. Jimmie marries her to protect her honor. Later, it turns out that Jimmie is not the father, and Jimmie is ostracized. Now, Jimmie employs extreme violence to exact revenge on the racism he lives with in Australia. Cast Tommy Lewis Jimmie Blacksmith Freddy Reynolds Mort Blacksmith Angela Punch McGregor Gilda Marshall Ray Barrett Farrell Steve Dodds Tabidgi Jack Thompson Reverand Neville Bryan Brown Shearer Peter Carroll McCready Ruth Cracknell Mrs. Heather Newby Don Crosby Newby Elizabeth Alexander Petra Graf Peter Sumner Dowie Steed Tim Robertson Healey Ray Meagher Dud Edmonds Ian Gilmour Eddie