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Released
1979 · FILM

Quadrophenia

A restless teen chases status and belonging in 1960s London’s razor‑sharp Mod scene, only to have his dreams collide with violent rivalries and a crisis of identity.

“A Way of Life”

Directed by
Franc Roddam
Written by
Dave Humphries, Martin Stellman
Rated
MPA · R
Runtime
120 min
DramaMusic
Streaming on
  • The Criterion Channel

Synopsis

Based on the 1973 rock opera album of the same name by The Who, the story follows 1960s teenager Jimmy, who works a dead-end job. In his free time, he shops for tailored suits and rides his scooter as part of the London Mod scene.

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How many hands made this film

The scale of the collaboration

A crew of 45+ credited

Why a floor?

This is a minimum, not a total. We only count the credits we’ve captured so far, and coverage is uneven — a blockbuster might show a few hundred names while another of the same size shows a couple dozen. The real crews all ran into the thousands. The number here only grows as full credits are enriched — so we frame it as a floor, never a headcount.

Craft leads on file

Edited by Sean BartonShot by Brian TufanoDesigned by Simon Holland

Box Office

1979 · Box office

📉 Underperformed — grossed 0.4× its budget

Why 2.5×?

Cinemas keep roughly half of every ticket sold, and a wide release’s marketing often costs about as much again as the film — so a movie needs to gross around 2.5× its production budget just to break even theatrically. It’s a rule of thumb, not the studio’s ledger (home video and streaming come later).

Worldwide gross

$1.1M

Budget$2.5M
Worldwide gross$1.1M
break-even (2.5×)

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