Screened as part of NZIFF 2015

Lambert & Stamp 2014

Directed by James D. Cooper

The candid, definitive and hugely entertaining tale of the rise of The Who, named for the cinephilic pair of Swinging Londoners who figured that managing a band would be a great way to get a movie made.

USA In English
117 minutes Colour and B&W / DCP

Director, Photography

Producers

James D. Cooper
,
Loretta Harms
,
Douglas Graves

Editor

Christopher Tellefsen

Music

The Who

With

Chris Stamp
,
Kit Lambert
,
Pete Townshend
,
Roger Daltrey
,
Terence Stamp
,
Heather Daltrey
,
Richard Barnes
,
John Hemming
,
Robert Fearnley-Whittingstall
,
Irish Jack

Festivals

Sundance 2014
,
Sydney 2015

Presented in Association With

The Sound

“More combustible than most bands (or most explosives), The Who had a street fighter for a frontman, a thorny intellectual for a guitarist, a lunatic whirlwind for a drummer and John Entwistle on bass. As we learn in the puckishly entertaining Lambert & Stamp, the guys needed a firm hand: Oxford-educated Kit Lambert and East End schemer Chris Stamp (brother of actor Terence) were both frustrated filmmakers until they found a mission in polishing the rock quartet for stardom. Roger Daltrey’s punching problem had to be addressed, while Pete Townshend required creative encouragement (and Lambert’s classical vinyl) if he was ever going to finish Tommy. Blessed with a wealth of golden b&w footage (Lambert and Stamp always planned to document their managerial brilliance), James D. Cooper’s poundingly fun, scrappy profile has an unusually satisfying nutsand- bolts perspective on the 60s fame machine.” — Joshua Rothkopf, Time Out NY

“This isn’t myth-burnishing hokum… Lambert & Stamp just happens to illuminate the glory and tumult of the band’s rise with unexpected candour.” — Alan Scherstuhl, Village Voice