Movie·2008·1h 59m
Telstar: The Joe Meek Story
Hit after hit... Someone's bound to get hurt.
Country
United Kingdom
Language
English
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The Story
Set against a backdrop of early '60s London, Telstar is the story of the world's first independent record producer, Joe Meek. A maverick genius who enjoyed phenomenal success with Telstar – the biggest selling record of it's time – before bad luck, depression, heartbreak and paranoia led to his downfall.
Written By
James Hicks
Producer
Simon Jordan, Adam Bohling
Cinematography
Peter Wignall
Music
Ilan Eshkeri
Editor
Alex Marsh
Themes
Production House
Audience Score
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// cast
Cast
Con O'Neill
Joe Meek
Kevin Spacey
Major Banks
Pam Ferris
Mrs. Violet Shenton
JJ Feild
Heinz Burt
James Corden
Clem Cattini
Tom Burke
Geoff Goddard
Mathew Baynton
Ritchie Blackmore
Shaun Evans
Billy Kuy
Ralf Little
Chas Hodges
Callum Dixon
John Leyton
Sid Mitchell
Patrick Pink
Justin Hawkins
Screaming Lord Sutch
Jess Conrad
Larry Parnes
Nigel Harman
Jess Conrad
Carl Barât
Gene Vincent
Rita Tushingham
Medium
Craig Vye
Mitch Mitchell
Tom Harper
Alan Caddy
// crew
Crew
Nick Moran
Director, Writer
James Hicks
Writer
Peter Wignall
Director of Photography
Simon Jordan
Producer
Alex Marsh
Editor
Adam Bohling
Producer
David Reid
Producer
Ilan Eshkeri
Original Music Composer
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