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The Very Strange Story of the Legendary Joe Meek

1991-02-08 Music 1hr 0m

Documentary about the influential pop composer and record producer Joe Meek, who died in dramatic circumstances in 1967 after a bizarre childhood and a career, often controversial, which spanned the period from the mid-50s to the rise of the Beatles in the 60s. At the end of his life he was suffering from paranoid delusions that people were watching him through walls. Alan Lewens' film charts an Ortonesque tale of post-war Britain.

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Documentary about the influential pop composer and record producer Joe Meek, who died in dramatic circumstances in 1967 after a bizarre childhood and a career, often controversial, which spanned the period from the mid-50s to the rise of the Beatles in the 60s. At the end of his life he was suffering from paranoid delusions that people were watching him through walls. Alan Lewens' film charts an Ortonesque tale of post-war Britain.

  • Released
    1991-02-08
  • Revenue
    n/a
  • Budget
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  • Runtime
    1hr 0m
  • Genre
    Music, Documentary, TV Movie
  • Status
    Released
  • Language
    English
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  • Production
    BBC Arena

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Alan Lewens
Director
Humphrey Burton
Producer
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Cast

Joe Meek

Joe Meek

Himself (archive footage)
Pete Murray

Pete Murray

Narrator
Andrew Crawford

Andrew Crawford

Newsreader (voice)
George Bellamy

George Bellamy

Himself (with The Tornados) (archive footage)
June Barrie

June Barrie

Joe Meek's Mother (voice)
Heinz Burt

Heinz Burt

Himself
Roger LaVern

Roger LaVern

Himself (archive footage)
Eric Meek

Eric Meek

Himself

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The Very Strange Story of the Legendary Joe Meek
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