The Boat That Rocked

The Boat That Rocked

7.23

2009-04-01

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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The Boat That Rocked

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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".

Released

2009-04-01

Runtime

135

Director

John William Turner

Budget

$50000000

Revenue

$36348784

Genres

Drama

Comedy

Language

English

Production

Universal Pictures

Working Title Films

Medienproduktion Prometheus Filmgesellschaft

StudioCanal

Portobello Productions

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    Tom Sturridge

    Tom Sturridge
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    Philip Seymour Hoffman

    Philip Seymour Hoffman
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    Rhys Ifans

    Rhys Ifans
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    Bill Nighy

    Bill Nighy
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    Emma Thompson

    Emma Thompson
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    Nick Frost

    Nick Frost
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    Kenneth Branagh

    Kenneth Branagh
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    January Jones

    January Jones
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    Gemma Arterton

    Gemma Arterton
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    Jack Davenport

    Jack Davenport
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    Rhys Darby

    Rhys Darby
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    Chris O'Dowd

    Chris O'Dowd
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    Katherine Parkinson

    Katherine Parkinson
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    Katie Lyons

    Katie Lyons
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    Tom Wisdom

    Tom Wisdom
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    Will Adamsdale

    Will Adamsdale
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    Tom Brooke

    Tom Brooke
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    Ralph Brown

    Ralph Brown
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    Ike Hamilton

    Ike Hamilton
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    Sinead Matthews

    Sinead Matthews
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    Talulah Riley

    Talulah Riley
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    Michael Hadley

    Michael Hadley
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    Charlie Rowe

    Charlie Rowe
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    Lucy Fleming

    Lucy Fleming
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    Ian Mercer

    Ian Mercer
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    Francesca Longrigg

    Francesca Longrigg
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    Poppy Delevingne

    Poppy Delevingne
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    David Sterne

    David Sterne
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    Olivia Llewellyn

    Olivia Llewellyn
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    William Ilkley

    William Ilkley
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    Michael Thomas

    Michael Thomas
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    Chrissie Wunna

    Chrissie Wunna
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    Stephen Moore

    Stephen Moore