Police State
1989, English. Directed by Chris Noonan.
An account of events in Queensland from 1959 to 1988 as disclosed by the Fitzgerald inquiry. Queensland had become as close to a police state as anything since the convict era. Based on real events.
- Runtime
- 1h 35m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- English
- Rated
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Cast & crew
- Chris NoonanDirector
- Bill HunterGraeme Parker
- Max PhippsSir Terence Lewis
- Nick TateTony Fitzgerald
- Gerry ConnollySir Joh Bjelke-Petersen
- Colin CroftSir Edward Lyons
- Lewis Fitz-GeraldGary Crooke QC
- John AllenRalph Devlin
- Bill CharltonSergeant Bracken
- Lynette CurranDawn Parker
- Benjamin FranklinDoug Drummond QC
- Nic GazzanaInspector Squassoni
- Brian HarrisonJack Herbert
Details
- Released
- 15 June 1989
- Country
- Australia
- Written by
- Francine Finnane, Ian David
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Who directed Police State?
Police State (1989) was directed by Chris Noonan and stars Bill Hunter, Max Phipps, Nick Tate.