Pete Townshend

The legendary lead guitarist and principal songwriter for the Who, one of the most influential rock-and-roll bands of all time, pens his own story.

Aspiring filmmakers Chris Stamp and Kit Lambert set out to find a subject for their underground movie, one that will reflect the way it feels to be young and dissatisfied in postwar London. This unlikely partnership of two men from vastly different backgrounds was inspired by the burgeoning youth culture of the early 1960s. Lambert and Stamp searched for months and finally found in a band called the The Who a rebellious restlessness that was just...

The classic rock opera features epic tracks such as I'm Free; Pinball Wizard; Sensation; Christmas; We're Not Gonna Take It; and the dramatic ten-minute instrumental Underture.

The Who's classic rock opera about a deaf, dumb, and blind boy who becomes a pinball wizard and the object of a religious cult, is brought energetically to life by an outstanding cast including many of music's biggest stars.

Performances by various rock performers of the late sixties.