The Boat That Rocked
The Boat That Rocked

The Boat That Rocked

On air. Off shore. Out of control.

7.2(2,181 votes)
2009
2h 15m
Drama
Comedy

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".

Production

Universal Pictures, Working Title Films, Medienproduktion Prometheus Filmgesellschaft, StudioCanal, Portobello Productions

Cast

Tom Sturridge

Tom Sturridge

Carl

Philip Seymour Hoffman

Philip Seymour Hoffman

The Count

Rhys Ifans

Rhys Ifans

Gavin

Bill Nighy

Bill Nighy

Quentin

Emma Thompson

Emma Thompson

Charlotte

Nick Frost

Nick Frost

Dave

Kenneth Branagh

Kenneth Branagh

Dormandy

January Jones

January Jones

Eleonore

Gemma Arterton

Gemma Arterton

Desiree

Jack Davenport

Jack Davenport

Twatt

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