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The Boat That Rocked

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".

2009 |2h 15m |  Drama, Comedy

Videos

Cast

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Tom Sturridge

Carl

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Philip Seymour Hoffman

The Count

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Rhys Ifans

Gavin

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Bill Nighy

Quentin

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Emma Thompson

Charlotte

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Nick Frost

Dave

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Kenneth Branagh

Dormandy

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January Jones

Eleonore

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Gemma Arterton

Desiree

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Jack Davenport

Twatt

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Rhys Darby

Angus

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Chris O'Dowd

Simon

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Katherine Parkinson

Felicity

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Katie Lyons

Angus' Boat Girl

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Tom Wisdom

Mark

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Will Adamsdale

News John

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Tom Brooke

Thick Kevin

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Ralph Brown

Bob

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Sinead Matthews

Miss C

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Talulah Riley

Marianne

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Michael Hadley

Mr. Roberts

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Charlie Rowe

James

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Lucy Fleming

Mrs. Roberts

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Ian Mercer

Transfer Boatman

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Francesca Longrigg

Mrs. Dormandy

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Poppy Delevingne

Model

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David Sterne

Marianne's Captain

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Olivia Llewellyn

Margaret

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Chrissie Wunna

Model (uncredited)

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Stephen Moore

Prime Minister

More Details

Status

Released

Language

English

Budget

$50,000,000.00

Revenue

$36,348,784.00