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Tommy the movie /

Contributor(s): Material type: FilmFilmLanguage: English Original language: English Producer: London, UK : Robert Stigwood Organisation Limited [1975]Producer: London, UK : Hemdale Film Corporation [1975]Distributor: Culver City, CA : Columbia Pictures [1975]Publisher: Burbank, CA : Columbia TriStar Home Video [1994]Manufacturer: Terre Haute, IN : DADC USA [1994]Beginning or single date created: 1975.Edition: Deluxe widescreen presentation; Laser DiscDescription: 1 videodisc (approximately 108 min.) : sound, color ; 12"ISBN:
  • 0800136705
Other title:
  • The Who's Tommy
Uniform titles:
  • Tommy (Motion picture)
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Production credits:
  • Associate producer, Harry Benn ; musical director, Pete Townshend ; screenplay by, Ken Russell ; executive producers, Beryl Virtue and Christopher Stamp ; produced by, Robert Stigwood and Ken Russell ; directed by, Ken Russell.
Cast: Starring, Ann-Margaret, Oliver Reed, Roger Daltrey as Tommy ; and featuring Elton John as the Pinball Wizard.Cast: Guest artists, Eric Clapton, John Entwisle, Paul Nicholas, Jack nicholson, Robert Powell, Pete Townshend, Tina Turner, and The Who.Summary: A rock opera about a boy who is traumatized by the murder of his father. He is "cured" several years later, only to be hailed as a "Messiah."
List(s) this item appears in: Explicitly and Contextually Queer Films | New Films and Books
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Item type Current library Collection Shelving location Call number Status Barcode
Video Recording Carleton University, AVRC LaserDisc films - Not For Loan SP 433 - Screening Room D-0408 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Not For Loan 16055002143

Based on the rock opera Tommy by Pete Townshend.

Originally released as a motion picture in 1975.

Restored stereo soundtrack.

MPAA rating: PG.

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