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Tommy is a 1975 British musical fantasy drama film written and directed by Ken Russell and based on the Who's 1969 rock opera album Tommy about a "psychosomatically deaf, mute, and blind" boy who becomes a pinball champion and religious leader.
Mar 26, 1975 · A film adaptation of the rock opera Tommy by The Who, directed by Ken Russell and starring Roger Daltrey, Ann-Margret, and Elton John. The story follows a deaf, mute, and blind boy who becomes a pinball wizard and a cult leader.
- (23K)
- Drama, Musical
- Ken Russell
- 1975-03-26
IMDb provides the full list of cast and crew members, as well as the production details, of the 1975 rock musical film Tommy, based on The Who's rock opera. See who played Tommy, Frank, Nora, The Pinball Wizard, and more, and who directed, produced, and composed the film.
Tommy is a musical film based on the rock opera by The Who. It tells the story of a blind, deaf, and mute boy who becomes a pinball champion and a cult leader after witnessing his father's murder.
Roger Ebert criticizes the film adaptation of The Who's rock opera Tommy, directed by Ken Russell, as a circus of excess and hypocrisy. He praises the performances of Ann-Margret, Tina Turner, and Elton John, but questions the message and purpose of the film.
30.4K subscribers. Subscribed. 2K. 350K views 12 years ago. If you've ever wanted to hear Jack Nicholson sing or marvel at the sight of Ann-Margret drunkenly cavorting in a cascade of baked beans,...
- 2 min
- 351.4K
- Screenbound Pictures
After seeing his stepfather murder his father during an argument over his mother, young Tommy goes into shock, suddenly becoming psychosomatically deaf, dumb and blind. As a teenager, Tommy ...
- (35)
- Musical
- PG
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