Movie Description
The Very Strange Story of the Legendary Joe Meek
(1991)Overview
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.
Featured Crew
- Director : Alan Lewens
- Producer : Humphrey Burton
- Cast : Joe Meek,Pete Murray,Lonnie Donegan,Andrew Crawford,George Bellamy,June Barrie,Heinz Burt,Chad Carson,Clem Cattini,Geoff Goddard,Tony Grinham,Adrian Kerridge,Jess Conrad,Jonathan King,Roger LaVern,John Leyton,Humphrey Lyttelton,Arthur Meek,Eric Meek,Mickie Most,Patrick Pink,David Sutch
Cast
Himself (archive footage)
Narrator
Himself
Newsreader (voice)
Himself (with The Tornados) (archive footage)
Joe Meek's Mother (voice)
Himself
Himself
Himself
Himself
Himself
Himself
Himself
Himself
Himself (archive footage)
Himself
Himself
Himself
Himself
Himself
Himself
Himself
Posters
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Facts
Original TitleThe Very Strange Story of the Legendary Joe Meek
Status Released
Release Information
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1991-02-08
Original LanguageEnglish
Runtime 01h 00m
Homepagehttps://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b007yxwz
Production CompaniesBBC Arena
Genres
- Music
- Documentary
- TV Movie
