
The Boat That Rocked
2009 • Drama | Comedy
Richard Curtis
Writer
Richard Curtis
Director
Status
Released
Release date
April 1, 2009
Duration
135 Min
Language
en
Popularity
1.8198
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