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19/03/1975 Drama, Music 1h 51m
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Your senses will never be the same.

Overview

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.

  1. Ken Russell

    Director

Top billed cast

  1. Oliver Reed

    Frank

  2. Ann-Margret

    Nora

  3. Roger Daltrey

    Tommy

  4. Elton John

    The Pinball Wizard

  5. Eric Clapton

    The Preacher

  6. John Entwistle

    Himself

  7. Keith Moon

    Uncle Ernie

  8. Paul Nicholas

    Cousin Kevin

  9. Jack Nicholson

    The Specialist

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Reviews

A review by CinemaSerf
Written by CinemaSerf on 2024-02-18
"Tommy" (Barry Winch) is a young lad who lives an almost zombified existence with his mother "Nora" (Ann-Margret) and her second husband "Frank" (Oliver Reed). Flashback tells us that her first husband (Robert Powell) was a gallant flier during the second world war who didn't make it through, and so born on VE Day, the young baby might have been forgiven for thinking that all the flags and fanfare was for him! The kid wasn't born like this, but a trauma somewhere along the line appears to have short-circuited his brain, and so now he doesn't see, speak or hear. Despite their best efforts - and...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$5,000,000.00

Revenue
$34,300,000.00

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