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Telstar: The Joe Meek Story
Telstar: The Joe Meek Story

Telstar: The Joe Meek Story

Hit after hit... Someone's bound to get hurt.

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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.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

119 mins

Rating

5.6/10

Release Date

19 June 2008

Country

United Kingdom

Cast

Con O'Neill

Con O'Neill

Joe Meek

Kevin Spacey

Kevin Spacey

Major Banks

Pam Ferris

Pam Ferris

Mrs. Violet Shenton

JJ Feild

JJ Feild

Heinz Burt

James Corden

James Corden

Clem Cattini

Tom Burke

Tom Burke

Geoff Goddard

Mathew Baynton

Mathew Baynton

Ritchie Blackmore

Shaun Evans

Shaun Evans

Billy Kuy

Ralf Little

Ralf Little

Chas Hodges

Callum Dixon

Callum Dixon

John Leyton

Sid Mitchell

Sid Mitchell

Patrick Pink

Justin Hawkins

Justin Hawkins

Screaming Lord Sutch

Jess Conrad

Jess Conrad

Larry Parnes

Nigel Harman

Nigel Harman

Jess Conrad

Carl Barât

Carl Barât

Gene Vincent

Rita Tushingham

Rita Tushingham

Medium

Craig Vye

Craig Vye

Mitch Mitchell

Tom Harper

Tom Harper

Alan Caddy

Chas Hodges

Chas Hodges

Mr Brolin

Henry Lloyd-Hughes

Henry Lloyd-Hughes

Teddy Boy

Pandora Clifford

Pandora Clifford

Her Royal Highness

John Leyton

John Leyton

Sir Edward

Marcus Brigstocke

Marcus Brigstocke

Alan Blaikley

Joan Hodges

Joan Hodges

Biddy Meek

Michael Sarne

Michael Sarne

Backstage Manager

Joseph Millson

Joseph Millson

Doctor

Gary Whelan

Gary Whelan

Detective

Jake Arnott

Jake Arnott

Board of Trade Man

Jack Roth

Jack Roth

Youth

Jon Lee

Jon Lee

Billy Fury

Jimmy Carr

Jimmy Carr

Gentleman

Che Deedigan

Che Deedigan

Joe aged 9

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