Sony Pictures Classics has picked up all North American, Australian and New Zealand, Asian, Eastern European and Russian rights to James D Cooper’s directorial debut documentary.

Lambert & Stamp chronicles the lives of the managers of Chris Stamp and Kit Lambert, the friends who went on to manage The Who.

The film premiered at Sundance at the start of the year.

SPC brokered the deal with W Wilder Knight II and Anne Atkinson of Pryor Cashman on behalf of the filmmakers.