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The Boat That Rocked. The Boat That Rocked (titled Pirate Radio in North America [5]) is a 2009 British comedy-drama film written and directed by Richard Curtis about pirate radio in the United Kingdom during the 1960s. The film has an ensemble cast consisting of Philip Seymour Hoffman, Bill Nighy, Rhys Ifans, Nick Frost and Kenneth Branagh.
- US$36.6 million
- Richard Curtis
- US$50 million
Nov 13, 2009 · The Boat That Rocked: Directed by Richard Curtis. 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.
- (114K)
- Comedy, Drama, Music
- Richard Curtis
- 2009-11-13
Nov 13, 2009 · 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. Quentin (Bill Nighy) is the commander of ...
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- Richard Curtis
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- Philip Seymour Hoffman
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With Rock Radio, the term pirate applies in more ways than one, including they circumventing the legislation by broadcasting from a ship anchored outside of British waters in the North Sea. In addition to playing rock music, the collection of DJs themselves has achieved rock star status among their listeners, and have a rock star existence in ...
Nov 12, 2009 · Movie Review - 'Pirate Radio' Puts The Rock Revolution On Air The latest film from British writer-director Richard Curtis (Notting Hill, Love Actually) is a true-story-inspired comedy about the ...