The Boat That Rocked

2009

135 min

7.2

Ends at

An ensemble comedy, where the romance is between the young people of the 60s, and pop music. It's about a band of DJs that captivate Britain, playing the music that defines a generation and standing up to a government that wanted control of popular culture via the British Broadcasting Corporation. Loosely based on the events in Britain in the 60's when the Labour government of Harold Wilson, wanted to bring the pirate radio stations under control, enough to see the passage of the Marine Broadcasting Offences Act on 15 August 1967. Also known as "Pirate Radio".

Budget

$50,000,000

Genre

Drama, Comedy

Director

Richard Curtis

Country

United Kingdom

Cast & Crew

Tom Sturridge

Philip Seymour Hoffman

Rhys Ifans

Bill Nighy

Emma Thompson

Nick Frost

Kenneth Branagh

January Jones

Gemma Arterton

Jack Davenport

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The Boat That Rocked

An ensemble comedy, where the romance is between the young people of the 60s, and pop music. It's about a band of DJs that captivate Britain, playing the music that defines a generation and standing up to a government that wanted control of popular culture via the British Broadcasting Corporation. Loosely based on the events in Britain in the 60's when the Labour government of Harold Wilson, wanted to bring the pirate radio stations under control, enough to see the passage of the Marine Broadcasting Offences Act on 15 August 1967. Also known as "Pirate Radio".

  • Tom Sturridge

  • Philip Seymour Hoffman

  • Rhys Ifans

  • Bill Nighy

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