Telstar: The Joe Meek Story(2008)
Hit after hit... Someone's bound to get hurt.
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.
Movie: Telstar: The Joe Meek Story
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Joe Meek
Major Banks
Mrs. Violet Shenton
Heinz Burt
Clem Cattini
Geoff Goddard
Ritchie Blackmore
Billy Kuy
Chas Hodges
John Leyton
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