Joh: Last King of Queensland · 2025
Joh: Last King of Queensland (2025) is a Documentary film directed by Kriv Stenders, starring Joh Bjelke-Petersen, Matthew Condon, Bob Katter.
Documentary
Overview
Premier Joh Bjelke-Petersen reigned over Queensland for 19 tumultuous years (1968–1987). Hugely popular, he presided over enormous growth, but corruption raged under his tenure, as did electoral manipulation and often violent suppression of dissent. This film tells Joh’s story through rare archival footage and revelatory interviews, exploring a life shaped by a hard yakka, god-fearing upbringing on his family’s farm. Trump’s spectre is evoked in Joh’s famously mangled and meandering way of speaking – brilliantly dramatised by Richard Roxburgh – alongside his unyielding execution of power and the desperate denial of his final days in office.
Cast
Joh Bjelke-Petersen, Matthew Condon, Bob Katter, Richard Roxburgh, Lindy Morrison, Ed Kuepper, John Howard, David Littleproud
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What is "Joh: Last King of Queensland" about?
Premier Joh Bjelke-Petersen reigned over Queensland for 19 tumultuous years (1968–1987). Hugely popular, he presided over enormous growth, but corruption raged under his tenure, as did electoral manipulation and often violent suppression of dissent. This film tells Joh’s story through rare archival footage and revelatory interviews, exploring a life shaped by a hard yakka, god-fearing upbringing on his family’s farm. Trump’s spectre is evoked in Joh’s famously mangled and meandering way of speaking – brilliantly dramatised by Richard Roxburgh – alongside his unyielding execution of power and the desperate denial of his final days in office.
When was "Joh: Last King of Queensland" released?
Joh: Last King of Queensland was released in 2025.
Who stars in "Joh: Last King of Queensland"?
The cast includes Joh Bjelke-Petersen, Matthew Condon, Bob Katter, Richard Roxburgh.
