The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith

Ray Meagher as Dud Edmonds Bryan Brown as Shearer Lauren Hutton Thomas Keneally as Cook Liddy Clark as Kate Jack Charles as Harry Edwards Robyn Nevin as Mrs. McCready Ray Marshall as Constable in Jail Rob Steele as Claude Lewis Tom E. Lewis as Jimmie Blacksmith Freddy Reynolds as Mort Blacksmith Ian Gilmour as Eddie Ray Barrett as Farrell Arthur Dignam as Man in Butcher Shop Michael Carman as J.C. Thomas John Jarratt as Michaels Kevin Miles as Knoller Jane Harders as Mrs. Healey Don Crosby as Jack Newby Steve Dodd as Tabidgi Ruth Cracknell as Mrs. Heather Newby Jack Thompson as Rev. Neville Peter Carroll as McCready Tim Robertson as Healey Terry McDermott as M.P. Angela Punch McGregor as Gilda Marshall Elizabeth Alexander as Petra Graf Peter Sumner as Dowie Steed

Thomas Keneally Novel Bruce Smeaton Original Music Composer Ian Baker Director of Photography Fred Schepisi Director, Screenplay, Producer