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TELSTAR tells the true story of one man's pioneering efforts in the world of popular music, and his tragic downfall. Sixties record producer and song-writing impresario Joe Meek is perhaps best known for his work on The Tornados' 1962 hit 'Telstar', which topped the charts on both sides of the Atlantic. This was the first time a British band had reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 and catapulted Meek to industry-wide recognition. However, the success he enjoyed was short-lived and tainted by a catalogue of personal scandals.

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ProducerSimon Jordan, David Reid, Adam Bohling

EAN5060116724707

eBay Product ID (ePID)73325095

Product Key Features

Film/TV TitleTelstar

ActorJon Lee, J.J. Field, Tom Harper, Shaun Evans, Carl Barat, Kevin Spacey, Nigel Harman, Con O'neill, Ralf Little, Justin Hawkins, Pam Ferris, Callum Dixon, James Corden, Sid Mitchell, Tom Burke, Rita Tushingham, Matthew Baynton

DirectorNick Moran

FormatDVD

LanguageEnglish

Release Year2009

FeaturesWidescreen

Aspect Ratio16:9 Anamorphic Wide Screen

GenreDrama, General

Run Time115 Mins

Additional Product Features

Certificate15

Number of Discs1

Country/Region of ManufactureUnited Kingdom

Director of PhotographyPeter Wignall

Art DirectorJoe Howard

Costume DesignerStephanie Collie

Production DesignerRussell De Rozario

ReviewsEsquire - Brilliant, Screen International - Con O'Neill certainly gives it his all as Meek, reprising his role in the stageplay..., Sunday Times - Superb, Total Film - Moran's pop biopic is a ripe bustle of business, given substance and conviction by well-rooted performances

AuthorJames Hicks

Consumer AdviceContains very strong language, strong sex and violence

Additional InformationTELSTAR tells the true story of one man's pioneering efforts in the world of popular music, and his tragic downfall. Record producer and song-writing impresario Joe Meek is renowned for breaking UK artists in the American market. His biggest success came in 1962 with The Tornados' hit 'Telstar' which topped the charts on both sides of the Atlantic. This was the first time a British band had reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 and catapulted Meek to industry-wide recognition. Meek was notable not only for his commercial triumphs, but also for his technical wizardry inside the recording studio. Despite possessing no actual musical ability, he revolutionised the way sound engineers made records by introducing innovative new techniques to the process. However, the success Meek enjoyed was short-lived and tainted by a catalogue of personal scandals. A drug-addicted, flamboyantly gay man (at a time when homosexuality was prohibited in the UK) with mounting debts and a fascination with the occult, Meek's frustration led him to commit murder and, finally, suicide. <BR>Director Nick Moran brings James Hicks' play TELSTAR to the big screen with actor Con O'Neill in the lead role and Kevin Spacey co-starring as Meek's business advisor, Major Banks.

Movie/TV TitleTelstar

ComposerIlan Eshkeri

Executive ProducerDavid Groves

Sound sourceDolby Digital

ScreenwriterJames Hicks

EditorAlex Marsh