Trailer - Quadrophenia - 1979

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 début. Unlike the adaptation of Tommy, Quadrophenia is not a musical film, and the band does not appear live in the film.

The film is set in London in 1964, a time when the working class youth broadly aligned themselves with one of two factions who frequently engaged in gang brawls with each other. The Mods wore sharp suits, listened to current British pop and American soul music, took amphetamines and rode scooters. The Rockers rode powerful British motorcycles such as Triumph and BSA, wore black leather jackets and listened to 1950's American rock 'n' roll.