The Boat That Rocked
The Boat That Rocked

The Boat That Rocked (01/04/2009)

Synopsis

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, Portobello Studios, Tightrope Pictures, StudioCanal, Portobello Productions, Working Title Films

Pays de production

United Kingdom, France, Germany, United States of America

Genres

Drama, Comedy

Tom Sturridge

Tom Sturridge

Philip Seymour Hoffman

Philip Seymour Hoffman

Rhys Ifans

Rhys Ifans

Bill Nighy

Bill Nighy

Emma Thompson

Emma Thompson

Nick Frost

Nick Frost