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2009 Certificate 15
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Blackly comic, music-infused biopic about the life - and tragic death - of maverick British songwriter and record producer Joe Meek. Flamboyantly gay in a time when homosexuality remained outlawed, tone deaf, drug addicted, famously paranoid and obsessed with black magic, Meek (Con O'Neill) was responsible for a string of 1960s .. Read more

Starring Kevin Spacey, Con O'Neill, Pam Ferris, JJ Feild
Director Nick Moran
Genres Drama, Gay/Lesbian, Music/Musical

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Telstar

Blackly comic, music-infused biopic about the life - and tragic death - of maverick British songwriter and record producer Joe Meek. Flamboyantly gay in a time when homosexuality remained outlawed, tone deaf, drug addicted, famously paranoid and obsessed with black magic, Meek (Con O'Neill) was responsible for a string of 1960s chart-toppers including 'Have I the Right', 'Just Like Eddie', 'Johnny, Remember Me' and the groundbreaking 'Telstar'. Kevin Spacey co-stars as 'Major' Wilfred Banks, the businessman who bankrolls Meeks's home studio at 304 Holloway Road in North London.

Starring Kevin Spacey, Con O'Neill, Pam Ferris, JJ Feild, James Corden, Tom Burke, Ralf Little, Sid Mitchell, Shaun Evans
Director Nick Moran
Studio MOMENTUM PICTURES
Run time DVD: 1 hr 54 mins
Certificate Certificate 15
Genres Drama, Gay/Lesbian, Music/Musical
Language DVD: English
Released DVD: 28 Sep 2009
Production year: 2009

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  • 3 stars out of

    For better or worse, its an extraordinary piece of British pop history: former RAF radar boffin Joe Meek installs... read more on Time Out

    • Trevor Johnston, 
    • Time Out
    • Posted 18 Jun 2009

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  • 12 out of 12 people found this review helpful

    Rated - 1 star [Highly rated reviewer]

    I agree with the last reviewer

    I have been a live sound professional for 35 years so I know exactly who Joe Meek was and what he achieved. If I did not have that knowledge I would have learnt... more

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  • 5 out of 5 people found this review helpful

    Rated - 3 stars

    Great performances

    The film held my attention all the way through, although the stage-based nature of the setting was more than a little claustrophobic at times. (Just like Meek&#... more

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      • A customer from Bodmin
      • Posted 15 Oct 2009 20:49

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    Telstar: Con O'Neill

    • 09 Oct 2009

    After playing music producer Joe Meek both on stage and the big screen, it’s fair to say that Con O’Neill is a bit of an expert. We caught up with him to talk about Telstar, a biopic black comedy about Meek’s tragic life. LOVEFiLM: You first played the role of Joe Meek on stage in the play and now you’ve moved on to be in the film adaptation. Did you know much about Joe Meek before you took on the role? Con O'Neill: I didn’t. I knew nothing about Joe when I first... Read more

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