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.
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- Cast
- Crew
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The Very Strange Story of the Legendary Joe Meek
- Overview
- Cast
- Crew
- Recommendations
Status
Released
Release Date
Feb 8, 1991
Runtime
1h 0m
Genres
Music, Documentary, TV Movie
User Score
60%
Original Title
The Very Strange Story of the Legendary Joe Meek
Production Companies
BBC Arena
Director
Alan Lewens
Description
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.