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Tommy is a British film of genre Drama directed by Ken Russell released in USA on 19 march 1975 with Roger Daltrey

Tommy (1975)

Tommy
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Released in USA 19 march 1975
Length 1h51
Directed by
Genres Drama,    Musical theatre,    Fantasy,    Musical
Rating65% 3.29913.29913.29913.29913.2991

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Tommy is a 1975 British musical fantasy film based upon The Who's 1969 rock opera album Tommy. It was directed by Ken Russell and featured a star-studded cast, including the band members themselves (most notably, lead singer Roger Daltrey, who plays the title role). The other cast members include Ann-Margret, Oliver Reed, Eric Clapton, Tina Turner, Elton John, Arthur Brown, and Jack Nicholson.

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. In 1975 the film won the award for Rock Movie of the Year in the First Annual Rock Music Awards.

Synopsis

(Note: This narrative is given song by song. For formal song playlist and list of song credits, see Tommy (soundtrack).)

Actors

Roger Daltrey

(Tommy)Ann-Margret

(Nora)Oliver Reed

(Frank)Elton John

(The Pinball Wizard)Tina Turner

(The Acid Queen)
And :
Paul Nicholas
Jack Nicholson
Robert Powell
Ben Aris
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