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The Who - The Making of Tommy
RATING7.9 / 10
GENRESMusic, Documentary
YEAR2010s / 2013
RUNTIME1h 00m
LANGUAGEEnglish
COUNTRYUnited States
1968 was a time of soul searching for the band - with three badly performing singles behind them they needed a big new idea to put them back at the top and crucially to hold them together as a band. Inspired by Indian spiritual master Meher Baba, Pete Townshend created the character of Tommy, the 'deaf, dumb and blind boy'. Broke and fragmenting when they started recording, the album went on to sell over 20 million copies. In this film, the Who speak for the first time about the making of the iconic album and how its success changed their lives.
P!NK: Staying True
P!NK: STAYING TRUE
5.8  —  DOCUMENTARY / MUSIC
Six by Sondheim
SIX BY SONDHEIM
7.7  —  DOCUMENTARY / MUSIC
Take Me to the River
TAKE ME TO THE RIVER
6.6  —  DOCUMENTARY / MUSIC
Frank Zappa - Summer '82: When Zappa Came to Sicily
FRANK ZAPPA - SUMMER '82: WHEN ZAPPA CAME TO SICILY
6.9  —  MUSIC / DOCUMENTARY
The Who: Sensation—The Story of Tommy
THE WHO: SENSATION—THE STORY OF TOMMY
DOCUMENTARY / MUSIC
Damien Rice - Other Voices
DAMIEN RICE - OTHER VOICES
MUSIC / DOCUMENTARY
Can't Stand Losing You: Surviving The Police
CAN'T STAND LOSING YOU: SURVIVING THE POLICE
6.8  —  DOCUMENTARY / MUSIC
Produced By George Martin
PRODUCED BY GEORGE MARTIN
7.5  —  DOCUMENTARY / MUSIC