Tommy
“Your senses will never be the same.”
After a series of traumatic childhood events, a psychosomatically deaf, dumb and blind boy becomes a master pinball player and the object of a religious cult.
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Cast
42 people
Oliver Reed
Frank
Known for
Gladiator
The Brood
Ann-Margret
Nora
Known for
Going in Style
The 10th Kingdom
Roger Daltrey
Tommy
Known for
The Magical Legend of the Leprechauns
Vampirella
Elton John
The Pinball Wizard
Also in
Bob the Builder: A Christmas to Remember - The Movie
South Park
Eric Clapton
The Preacher
Also in
Blues Brothers 2000
Eric Clapton: Slowhand at 70 - Live at The Royal Albert Hall
Arthur Brown
The Priest
Also in
The Black Room
Club Paradise
Pete Townshend
Himself
Also in
The Secret Adventures of Tom Thumb
The Who: Quadrophenia - Live in London
John Entwistle
Himself
Also in
The Simpsons
The Who: At Kilburn 1977
Tina Turner
The Acid Queen
Known for
Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome
Paul Nicholas
Cousin Kevin
Known for
See No Evil
The Jazz Singer
Keith Moon
Uncle Ernie
Also in
200 Motels
Stardust
Jack Nicholson
The Specialist
Known for
The Shining
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
Ken Russell Director · Roger Daltrey Story Pete Townshend Story
Worldwide gross $34M · Budget $5M · United States release March 19, 1975
Box office
Budget
$5,000,000
Worldwide gross
$34,300,000
Gross vs. budget
6.9×
Production
Robert Stigwood Organization
Production
Hemdale
Production
Columbia Pictures
Studio · Production
Hemdale Film
Production
United Kingdom
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · March 19, 1975
Theatrical
United Kingdom · March 26, 1975
Theatrical
Czechia
April 1, 1996 · Limited theatrical · Projekt 100
France
May 23, 1975 · Theatrical
Germany
October 31, 1975 · Theatrical
Italy
April 24, 1975 · Theatrical · Milan
Netherlands
May 24, 2012 · Physical · DVD, Blu ray
Spain
February 28, 2003 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
July 28, 1986 · Physical
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