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Set in 1966, it tells the story of the fictional pirate radio station "Radio Rock" and its crew of eclectic disc jockeys, who broadcast rock and pop music to the United Kingdom from a ship anchored in the North Sea while the British government tries to shut them down.
With Michael Hadley, Charlie Rowe, Lucy Fleming, Philip Seymour Hoffman. A band of rogue DJs that captivated Britain, playing the music that defined a generation and standing up to a government that wanted classical music, and nothing else, on the airwaves.
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- Comedy, Drama, Music
- Richard Curtis
- 2009-11-13
Nov 11, 2009 · Rock ‘n’ roll radio on the high seas. Comedy. 135 minutes ‧ R ‧ 2009. Roger Ebert. November 11, 2009. 4 min read. Philip Seymour Hoffman in "Pirate Radio." Before we get to the movie, let’s assume you’re near a computer that has iTunes. Go to “radio,” look under “alternative rock,” and go down to Radio Caroline.
Jan 9, 2012 · Pirate Radio Official Trailer #1 - Bill Nighy Movie (2009) HD. Rotten Tomatoes Classic Trailers. 1.7M subscribers. Subscribed. 1.5K. 236K views 12 years ago.
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In 1966, BBC radio broadcasts less than an hour of pop music a day, forcing pirate DJs to take up the slack from boats anchored outside British waters.
- (167)
- Richard Curtis
- R
- Philip Seymour Hoffman
A boat approaches the Pirate Radio ship and drops off Young Carl (Tom Sturridge), a young man who has been expelled from school for smoking marijuana. He has been sent to spend time with his godfather Quentin (Bill Nighy), who owns the ship, allegedly to straighten him out.
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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...
