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Tommy | |
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Directed by | Ken Russell |
Screenplay by | Ken Russell |
Based on | Tommy by the Who |
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Edited by | Stuart Baird |
Music by | The Who |
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Distributed by | Hemdale Film Corporation |
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Running time | 108 minutes[2] |
Country | United Kingdom |
Language | English |
Budget | $3 million[3] |
Box office | $34.3 million[4] |
Tommy is a 1975 British psychedelic musical fantasy drama film written and directed by Ken Russell. It was based on the Who's 1969 album of the same name, a rock opera about a "psychosomatically deaf, mute, and blind" boy who becomes a pinball champion and religious leader.[5] The film featured a star-studded ensemble cast, including the band members themselves (most notably, lead singer Roger Daltrey, who plays the title role), Oliver Reed, Ann-Margret, Elton John, Eric Clapton, Jack Nicholson, Robert Powell and Tina Turner.
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. Ann-Margret received a Golden Globe Award for her performance and was also nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress. Pete Townshend was also nominated for an Oscar for his work in scoring and adapting the music for the film. The film was shown at the 1975 Cannes Film Festival, but was not entered into the main competition.[6] In 1975, the film won the award for Rock Movie of the Year in the First Annual Rock Music Awards.[7]
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