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- An independent production by Russell and Robert Stigwood, Tommy was released by Columbia Pictures in the US on 19 March 1975 while in the UK it was released by Hemdale Film Corporation on 26 March 1975.
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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 of the same name about a "psychosomatically deaf, mute, and blind" boy who becomes a pinball champion and religious leader. [5]
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Written primarily by guitarist Pete Townshend, Tommy is a double album and an early rock opera that tells the story of the fictional Tommy Walker and his path to becoming a spiritual leader and messianic figure.
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The Who's Tommy is a rock musical with music and lyrics by Pete Townshend and a book by Townshend and Des McAnuff. It is based on the 1969 rock opera Tommy by The Who .
- Des McAnuff, Pete Townshend
- 1995
May 23, 2015 · The Who’s Tommy became a full-blown, Tony Award-winning Broadway musical in 1993. Through it all, the original album remained a cornerstone of rock culture as music’s most famous rock opera.
May 23, 2024 · On the anniversary of its release, we take an in-depth look at The Who's 'Tommy', their iconic rock opera about a deaf, dumb, and blind boy.
Townshend On ‘Tommy’: Behind the Who’s Rock Opera. After years of promising its completion, 'Tommy' is done, and Pete Townshend discusses its many aspects. By Rick Sanders and David Dalton ...
Ken Russell, who's made a specialty of films about musicians (Tchaikovsky, Mahler, and Liszt), says Tommy is the greatest work of art the twentieth century has produced. He was almost certainly misquoted.
