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On air. Off shore. Out of control. - The Boat That Rocked
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Title: The Boat That Rocked

Release Date: 1 Apr 2009

Runtime: 2h 15m

Genre: Drama, Comedy

Director: Universal Pictures, Working Title Films, Medienproduktion Prometheus Filmgesellschaft, Portobello Studios, Tightrope Pictures, StudioCanal, Portobello Productions

Production Companies: Universal Pictures, Working Title Films, Medienproduktion Prometheus Filmgesellschaft, Portobello Studios, Tightrope Pictures, StudioCanal, Portobello Productions

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".

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Ratings

Average Vote: 7.24 (2111 votes)

Cast

  • Carl: Tom Sturridge
  • The Count: Philip Seymour Hoffman
  • Gavin: Rhys Ifans
  • Quentin: Bill Nighy
  • Charlotte: Emma Thompson
  • Dave: Nick Frost
  • Dormandy: Kenneth Branagh
  • Eleonore: January Jones
  • Desiree: Gemma Arterton
  • Twatt: Jack Davenport
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