Telstar: The Joe Meek Story
| Telstar: The Joe Meek Story | |
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| Directed by | Nick Moran |
| Written by | James Hicks Nick Moran |
| Produced by | David Reid Adam Bohling Simon Jordan |
| Starring | Con O'Neill Kevin Spacey Pam Ferris JJ Feild James Corden Tom Burke Ralf Little Sid Mitchell |
| Cinematography | Peter Wignall |
| Edited by | Alex Marsh |
| Music by | Ilan Eshkeri, with songs by Joe Meek and others |
Production company | Aspiration Films |
| Distributed by | G2 Pictures |
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Running time | 119 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Budget | £1.2 million |
Telstar: The Joe Meek Story is a 2008 film adaptation of James Hicks' and Nick Moran's play Telstar, about record producer Joe Meek, which opened at the New Ambassadors Theatre in London's West End in June 2005. The film is directed by Moran and stars Con O'Neill, who also played Joe Meek in the original play, while Kevin Spacey plays Meek's business partner, Major Wilfred Banks.