The Boat That Rocked
2009 • Drama | Comedy
Richard Curtis
Director
Richard Curtis
Writer
Status
Released
Release date
April 1, 2009
Duration
135 Min
Language
en
Popularity
2.3374
Budget
$50,000,000
Revenue
$36,348,784
Overview
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".
Cast
Tom Sturridge
Philip Seymour Hoffman
Rhys Ifans
Bill Nighy
Emma Thompson
Nick Frost
Kenneth Branagh
January Jones
Gemma Arterton
Jack Davenport
Rhys Darby
Chris O'Dowd
Katherine Parkinson
Katie Lyons
Tom Wisdom
Will Adamsdale
Tom Brooke
Ralph Brown
Sinead Matthews
Talulah Riley
Michael Hadley
Charlie Rowe
Lucy Fleming
Ian Mercer
Francesca Longrigg
Poppy Delevingne
David Sterne
Olivia Llewellyn
Chrissie Wunna
Stephen Moore
