Movie
Quadrophenia
Overview
Based on the 1973 rock opera album of the same name by The Who, this is the story of 60s teenager Jimmy. At work he slaves in a dead-end job. While after, he shops for tailored suits and rides his scooter as part of the London Mod scene.
Details
- Release date
- 1979-09-14
- Runtime
- 120 min
- Genres
- Drama, Music
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Polytel, The Who Films
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Phil Daniels as James Michael 'Jimmy' Cooper
- Leslie Ash as Steph
- Phil Davis as Chalky
- Mark Wingett as Dave
- Sting as Ace Face
- Ray Winstone as Kevin
- Garry Cooper as Peter
- Gary Shail as Spider
- Toyah Willcox as Monkey
- Trevor Laird as Ferdy
- Kate Williams as Mother
- Michael Elphick as Father
Crew
- Franc Roddam - Director
- Dave Humphries - Screenplay
- Franc Roddam - Screenplay
- Martin Stellman - Screenplay
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