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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.
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- Drama, Musical
- Ken Russell
- 1975-03-26
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.
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Tommy. The Who's classic rock opera is brought energetically to life by an outstanding cast including manyof music's biggest stars. Roger Daltrey is Tommy and Elton John portrays the Pinball Wizard. Appearances by Tina Turner and Jack Nicholson. 2,918 IMDb 6.6 1 h 51 min 1975.
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.
Nora Walker Hobbs. Oliver Reed. Frank Hobbs. Elton John. Pinball Wizard. Eric Clapton. Preacher. Cloud Atlas Pulp Fiction. In Theaters At Home TV Shows. After seeing his stepfather murder his...
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- Musical
- PG