Tommy

About Tommy

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.

Tommy is a 1975 music film directed by Ken Russell. The film is filed under adultery, rock 'n' roll, child abuse, and death of father.

Oliver Reed appears as Frank, Ann-Margret as Nora, Roger Daltrey as Tommy, and Elton John as The Pinball Wizard. At 111 minutes long, it arrived in March 1975.

The screenplay is by Ken Russell. Produced by Hemdale. It streams on Sony Pictures Core Amazon Channel in the United States.

The Color Purple, Phantom of the Paradise, and The Rocky Horror Picture Show make useful companions to Tommy, all filed under 1930s and 1940s. TMDB voters put it at 6.5 out of 10 across 389 votes and it carries a PG rating.