The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith
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The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith is a 1978 Australian drama film, based on Thomas Keneally’s novel, that powerfully portrays the violent rebellion of an exploited Indigenous Australian man against a racist colonial society.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith canonical | 23 |
| The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith (novel) | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T977448 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith Context triple: [Australian New Wave cinema, notableFilm, The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith]
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A.
Breaker Morant
Breaker Morant is a 1980 Australian war drama film that examines the court-martial of three Australian soldiers during the Second Boer War, exploring themes of military justice and moral ambiguity.
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B.
Picnic at Hanging Rock
Picnic at Hanging Rock is a 1975 Australian mystery drama film directed by Peter Weir, renowned for its haunting atmosphere, ambiguous narrative, and major influence on the Australian New Wave cinema movement.
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C.
My Brilliant Career
My Brilliant Career is a 1979 Australian coming-of-age drama film, directed by Gillian Armstrong and based on Miles Franklin’s novel, about a young woman defying social expectations in rural Australia.
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D.
King of the Gypsies
King of the Gypsies is a 1978 American drama film about the turbulent power struggles within a Romani crime family, adapted from Peter Maas’s book and noted for its gritty portrayal of modern gypsy life.
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E.
Middle Ward
Middle Ward is the central section of Windsor Castle, dominated by the Round Tower and serving as a key defensive and symbolic core of the fortress.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith Target entity description: The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith is a 1978 Australian drama film, based on Thomas Keneally’s novel, that powerfully portrays the violent rebellion of an exploited Indigenous Australian man against a racist colonial society.
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A.
Breaker Morant
Breaker Morant is a 1980 Australian war drama film that examines the court-martial of three Australian soldiers during the Second Boer War, exploring themes of military justice and moral ambiguity.
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B.
Picnic at Hanging Rock
Picnic at Hanging Rock is a 1975 Australian mystery drama film directed by Peter Weir, renowned for its haunting atmosphere, ambiguous narrative, and major influence on the Australian New Wave cinema movement.
-
C.
My Brilliant Career
My Brilliant Career is a 1979 Australian coming-of-age drama film, directed by Gillian Armstrong and based on Miles Franklin’s novel, about a young woman defying social expectations in rural Australia.
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D.
King of the Gypsies
King of the Gypsies is a 1978 American drama film about the turbulent power struggles within a Romani crime family, adapted from Peter Maas’s book and noted for its gritty portrayal of modern gypsy life.
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E.
Middle Ward
Middle Ward is the central section of Windsor Castle, dominated by the Round Tower and serving as a key defensive and symbolic core of the fortress.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Australian film
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drama film ⓘ film ⓘ historical drama film ⓘ |
| adaptationOf |
The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith (novel)
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linked to:
The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith
|
| authorOfSourceWork | Thomas Keneally ⓘ |
| basedOn |
The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith (novel)
ⓘ
linked to:
The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith
|
| castMember |
Bryan Brown
ⓘ
Freddy Reynolds ⓘ Jack Thompson ⓘ Ray Barrett ⓘ Tommy Lewis ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Ian Baker ⓘ |
| classification | feature film ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Australia ⓘ |
| director | Fred Schepisi ⓘ |
| distributor |
Greater Union Organisation
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linked to:
Greater Union
|
| festivalScreening |
1978 Cannes Film Festival
ⓘ
linked to:
Cannes Film Festival
|
| filmIndustry |
Australian New Wave
ⓘ
linked to:
Australian New Wave cinema
|
| filmingLocation | New South Wales ⓘ |
| genre |
crime
ⓘ
drama ⓘ historical ⓘ |
| leadActor | Tommy Lewis ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Jimmie Blacksmith ⓘ |
| musicBy | Bruce Smeaton ⓘ |
| nominatedFor |
Palme d'Or
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linked to:
Palme d’Or
|
| notableFor |
depiction of racist colonial society
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portrayal of Indigenous Australian experience under colonial rule ⓘ |
| novelPublicationYear | 1972 ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| portrays | violent rebellion of an exploited Indigenous Australian man ⓘ |
| producer | Fred Schepisi ⓘ |
| protagonistDescribedAs | Indigenous Australian man ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1978-06-22 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1978 ⓘ |
| runtime | approximately 120 minutes ⓘ |
| screenwriter | Fred Schepisi ⓘ |
| setInCountry | Australia ⓘ |
| setInPeriod | turn of the 20th century ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
frontier violence in Australia
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impact of colonialism on Indigenous Australians ⓘ |
| theme |
colonial violence
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exploitation of Indigenous people ⓘ racism ⓘ rebellion ⓘ social injustice ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith Description of subject: The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith is a 1978 Australian drama film, based on Thomas Keneally’s novel, that powerfully portrays the violent rebellion of an exploited Indigenous Australian man against a racist colonial society.
Referenced by (25)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith
linked to: The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith
subject linked to:
Schepisi