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Telstar: The Joe Meek Story (2008) [R]

Release Date:
June 19, 2008

Original Title:
Telstar: The Joe Meek Story

Alternate Titles:
Telstar

Genres:
Drama | Music

Production Companies:
Aspiration Films

Production Countries:
United Kingdom

Ratings / Certifications:
GB: 15  US: R 

Runtime: 119

Hit after hit... Someone's bound to get hurt.

Overview from TheMovieDB

Set against a backdrop of early '60s London, Telstar is the story of the world's first independent record producer, Joe Meek. A maverick genius who enjoyed phenomenal success with Telstar – the biggest selling record of it's time – before bad luck, depression, heartbreak and paranoia led to his downfall.

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Actor's Assistant:
Hamish Jenkinson

Art Direction:
Joe Howard

Assistant Art Director:
Louise Woodham

Assistant Costume Designer:
Vidya Krishnamurthy

Assistant Editor:
Ian Cunningham

Boom Operator:
Ben Greaves

Casting:
Kate Plantin

Costume Design:
Stephanie Collie

Dialogue Editor:
Gavin Rose
Ben Norrington

Digital Intermediate Producer:
Erin McGookin

Director:
Nick Moran

Director of Photography:
Peter Wignall

Editor:
Alex Marsh

Foley Recordist:
Mark Verner
Dave Sloss

Gaffer:
Stuart Hurst

Hair Designer:
Lizzie Lawson

Hair Supervisor:
Kath Rayner

Line Producer:
Dean O'Toole

Makeup & Hair:
Rachael Speke
Jo Grover

Makeup Designer:
Lizzie Lawson

Makeup Supervisor:
Kath Rayner

Music Supervisor:
Ann Marie Shields

Original Music Composer:
Ilan Eshkeri

Post Production Coordinator:
Iain Mackenzie

Producer:
David Reid
Simon Jordan
Adam Bohling

Production Coordinator:
Jo Gross

Production Design:
Russell De Rozario

Production Sound Mixer:
Jamie Gambell

Property Master:
Richard Campling

Script Supervisor:
Yasmin Rais

Set Decoration:
Steve Oakes

Sound Effects Editor:
Rob Prynne

Sound Re-Recording Mixer:
Paul Govey
Mike Dowson

Sound Supervisor:
Matthew Collinge
Danny Sheehan

Still Photographer:
Bill Kaye

Stunt Coordinator:
Jamie Edgell

Stunts:
Andy Wareham
Gary Arthurs
Steve Caswell

Visual Effects Producer:
Louise Hussey

Visual Effects Supervisor:
Jonathan Privett

Wardrobe Supervisor:
Heather Leat

Writer:
James Hicks
Nick Moran

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