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Tommy

1975 film by Ken Russell
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Tommy

Summary

Tommy is a film[1]. Tommy ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8,511 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Tommy's instance of is recorded as film[3].
  • Tommy was directed by Ken Russell[4].
  • Pete Townshend wrote the screenplay for Tommy[5].
  • Ken Russell wrote the screenplay for Tommy[6].
  • Tommy's composer is recorded as The Who[7].
  • Tommy's genre is musical film[8].
  • Tommy's genre is fantasy film[9].
  • Tommy's genre is drama film[10].
  • Tommy's based on is recorded as Tommy[11].
  • A cast member of Tommy was Roger Daltrey[12].
  • A cast member of Tommy was Ann-Margret[13].
  • A cast member of Tommy was Oliver Reed[14].
  • A cast member of Tommy was Tina Turner[15].
  • A cast member of Tommy was Elton John[16].
  • A cast member of Tommy was Eric Clapton[17].
  • A cast member of Tommy was Keith Moon[18].
  • A cast member of Tommy was Paul Nicholas[19].
  • A cast member of Tommy was Jack Nicholson[20].
  • A cast member of Tommy was Robert Powell[21].
  • A cast member of Tommy was John Entwistle[22].
  • A cast member of Tommy was Pete Townshend[23].
  • A cast member of Tommy was Arthur Brown[24].
  • A cast member of Tommy was Ken Russell[25].
  • Tommy was produced by Robert Stigwood[26].
  • Tommy's production company is recorded as RSO Records[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Tommy was produced by Robert Stigwood[26]. Tommy was directed by Ken Russell[4]. Screenwriters include Pete Townshend[5] and Ken Russell[6]. Cast members include Roger Daltrey[12], Ann-Margret[13], Oliver Reed[14], Tina Turner[15], Elton John[16], and Eric Clapton[17].

Publication

Publication dates include March 19, 1975[28], March 26, 1975[29], April 23, 1975[30], May 23, 1975[31], June 9, 1975[32], and July 30, 1975[33]. The original language of Tommy was English[34]. Genres include musical film[8], fantasy film[9], and drama film[10].

Subject and Themes

Tommy's main subject is disability in the United Kingdom[35].

Reception

Reviews include 70%[36] and 6.8/10[37].

Why It Matters

Tommy ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8,511 views/month).[2] Tommy has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[38] Tommy is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.[39]

Related Entities

Ann-Margret Australia Elton John England Eric Clapton film Jack Nicholson John Entwistle Keith Moon Ken Russell Oliver Reed Pete Townshend Roger Daltrey The Who Tina Turner United Kingdom

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [38] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [39] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 5w ago · Schemathings · 2026-09-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Main subject → disability in the United Kingdom
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P921]]: [[Q22000952]], #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1788631476515"
  2. 5w ago · MsMorale · 2026-08-31 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14821 → 73812
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P14821]]: 73812, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/269764|batch #269764]]"
  3. 7w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Filmová databáze film id → 17562
    Set in period → 1970s, 1930s, 1960s +4
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P12879]]: 17562, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/269266|batch #269266]]"
  4. 7w ago · Schemathings · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Set in period → 1970s, 1930s, 1960s +4
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P2408]]: [[Q35014]], #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1787375428959"
  5. 14w ago · Rémi sim · 2026-06-28 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14551 → tommy
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P14551]]: tommy, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/295961493|TOMMY (#295961493)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/8091|Il cinema ritrovato film ID"
  6. 15w ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Publication date → +1975-03-19T00:00:00Z, +1975-03-26T00:00:00Z, +1975-04-23T00:00:00Z +12
    Screenwriter → Pete Townshend, Ken Russell
    Duration → {'amount': '+111'}, {'amount': '+112'}
    Original language of film or tv show → English
    + 31 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/38225|batch #38225]]: MovieLens IDs (part 1)"
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