Quadrophenia is a 1979 British film based on the 1973 album by The Who. The film stars Phil Daniels as a Mod named Jimmy. The film also stars Toyah Willcox, Mark Wingett , John Altman , Leslie Ash, Ray Winstone and Sting.
It is also about Mods and Rockers clashing on a beach at Brighton in 1964, which was based on a real life event. The film was directed by Franc Roddam .
In 2004 the magazine Total Film named Quadrophenia the 35th greatest British film of all time.
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