The Very Strange Story of the Legendary Joe Meek
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.
Directed by Alan Lewens
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Cast
- Joe Meek Himself (archive footage)
- Pete Murray Narrator
-
Lonnie Donegan Himself -
Andrew Crawford Newsreader (voice) - George Bellamy Himself (with The Tornados) (archive footage)
- June Barrie Joe Meek's Mother (voice)
- Heinz Burt Himself
- Chad Carson Himself
- Clem Cattini Himself
- Geoff Goddard Himself
- Tony Grinham Himself
- Adrian Kerridge Himself
Make it a double feature
2h 35m together
The Very Strange Story of the Legendary Joe Meek
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