<P> Tommy was released by Columbia Pictures in the US on 19 March 1975 while in the UK it was released on 26 March 1975 . Ann - Margret received a Golden Globe Award for her performance and was also nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress . Pete Townshend was also nominated for an Oscar for his work in scoring and adapting the music for the film . The film was shown at the 1975 Cannes Film Festival, but was not entered into the main competition . In 1975, the film won the award for Rock Movie of the Year in the First Annual Rock Music Awards . </P> <P> In the prologue, set in 1945, a montage displays the honeymoon of Captain Walker (Robert Powell) and his wife, Nora (Ann - Margret). After his leave ends, Walker goes off to fight in World War II as a bomber pilot, but is shot down during a mission . "Captain Walker" is listed as missing in action and is presumed dead, although--unknown to his family--the badly burnt Walker is in fact alive . Back in England, Nora goes into labour and gives birth to a son, Tommy, on V-E Day . Five years later, Nora has begun a new relationship with Frank (Oliver Reed), a worker she and Tommy meet at Bernie's Holiday Camp . Tommy looks up to his "Uncle" Frank and expresses his desires to run his own camp some day . In the 1950s, Nora and Frank dream of their future, but, late that evening, encounter the returning Captain Walker . He surprises Frank and Nora in bed, leading to a struggle in which Frank kills the Captain by striking him with a lamp . Tommy, having followed his father into the room, has witnessed everything . Nora and Frank nervously yell at Tommy, which, along with the trauma of watching his father's murder, puts Tommy into a psychedelia - like "Amazing Journey", in which, outwardly, he cannot seem to see, hear or speak . </P> <P> As time passes, Nora and Frank make several fruitless attempts to bring the now older Tommy (Roger Daltrey) out of his state . This involves a Preacher (Eric Clapton) and his Marilyn Monroe - worshipping cult ("Eyesight to the Blind") ("Religion") and an insane, LSD - serving cocotte ("Acid Queen") (Tina Turner) ("Drugs"), while also leaving him to be tortured by babysitters such as the bullying "Cousin Kevin" (Paul Nicholas), and perverted "Uncle" Ernie (Keith Moon) ("Fiddle About") ("Physical and sexual abuse"). Nora and Frank begin to become more and more lethargic at the lack of effect and leave Tommy standing at the mirror one night, allowing him to wander off . He follows a vision of himself out of the house and to a junkyard pinball machine . Tommy is recognised by Nora, Frank, and the media as a pinball prodigy, which is made even more impressive with his catatonic state . During a championship game, Tommy faces the "Pinball Wizard" (Elton John) with the Who as the champion's backing band . Nora watches her son's televised victory and celebrates his (and her) success ("Champagne"), but soon has a nervous breakdown upon thinking about the real extremes of Tommy's condition . </P> <P> Later, Frank finds a Specialist (Jack Nicholson) for Tommy . The Specialist, upon testing the boy, concludes that his state is emotional, rather than physically triggered and the only hope is for him to continue to "Go to the Mirror". During the tests, Nora and the Specialist flirt, much to Frank's jealousy . Nora's growing frustration prompts her to "Smash the Mirror" by throwing Tommy through it, causing him to snap to full consciousness ("I'm Free"). Nora finds Tommy and explains what has happened during the time he has missed, while Tommy reveals that his experiences have transformed him and that he wishes to transform the world ("Mother and Son"). </P>

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