Search results
Results From The WOW.Com Content Network
Quadrophenia is a 1979 British drama film, based on the Who's 1973 rock opera of the same name. It was directed by Franc Roddam in his feature directing debut . Unlike the adaptation of Tommy , Quadrophenia is not a musical film , and the band does not appear live in the film.
Title Director Cast Genre Notes 1979: Agatha: Michael Apted: Dustin Hoffman, Vanessa Redgrave: Mystery: Alien: Ridley Scott: Sigourney Weaver, Tom Skerritt: Sci-fi: Co-production with the US ...
Philip Davis (born 30 July 1953) is an English actor, writer, director and narrator. His early work as a director earned awards for Life’s a Gas (1992) and ID (1995). As an actor, he starred in Quadrophenia (1979), The Bounty (1984), High Hopes (1988), The Firm (1989), In the Name of the Father (1993), North Square (2000), Vera Drake (2004), Bleak House (2005), Whitechapel (2009–2013 ...
The cast of 1979’s Quadrophenia were reunited this weekend to celebrate the film’s 40th anniversary. Quadrophenia cast including Phil Daniels and Leslie Ash reunite for 40th anniversary Skip ...
Leslie Ash (born 19 February 1960) is an English actress. She is best known for her roles in Quadrophenia (1979), ITV series C.A.T.S. Eyes (1985–1987), the BBC sitcom Men Behaving Badly (1992–1998), drama Where the Heart Is (2000–2003), and medical drama Holby City (2009–2010).
The final show at the Palais des Sports de Gerland in Lyon on the 24th was the last time Quadrophenia was played as a stage piece with Moon, who died in 1978. Townshend later said that Daltrey "ended up hating Quadrophenia – probably because it had bitten back". [69] The Who played a sporadic selection of shows for the rest of 1974.
Raymond Andrew Winstone (/ ˈ w ɪ n s t ən /; born 19 February 1957) [2] is an English television, stage, and film actor with a career spanning five decades. Having worked with many prominent directors, including Martin Scorsese and Steven Spielberg, Winstone is perhaps best known for his "hard man" roles, usually delivered in his distinctive London accent.
In 1977, Murray appeared in television play Scum, and again In the 1979 film of the same name Scum, both times alongside Ray Winstone. [2] He also starred in the 1979 film Quadrophenia, in a cast which included Sting, Toyah Willcox, Michael Elphick and Timothy Spall. [3] In 1989, he starred in the film The Firm alongside Gary Oldman. [4]