The Boat That Rocked

The Boat That Rocked

135 mins | Drama, Comedy | April 1, 2009

The Boat That Rocked is 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".

The Boat That Rocked

135 mins | Drama, Comedy | April 1, 2009

The Boat That Rocked
The Boat That Rocked is 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".
IMDb rating 7.3
Producers Universal Pictures, StudioCanal, Working Title Films, Medienproduktion Prometheus Filmgesellschaft, Portobello Studios, Tightrope Pictures
Original title The Boat That Rocked
Directors Richard Curtis
Writers Emma Freud, Richard Curtis

Cast

Tom Sturridge

as Carl

Philip Seymour Hoffman

as The Count

Rhys Ifans

as Gavin

Bill Nighy

as Quentin

Emma Thompson

as Charlotte

Nick Frost

as Dave

Kenneth Branagh

as Dormandy

January Jones

as Eleonore

Gemma Arterton

as Desiree

Jack Davenport

as Twatt

Rhys Darby

as Angus

Chris O'Dowd

as Simon

Katherine Parkinson

as Felicity

Katie Lyons

as Angus' Boat Girl

Tom Wisdom

as Mark

Will Adamsdale

as News John

Tom Brooke

as Thick Kevin

Ralph Brown

as Bob

Ike Hamilton

as Harold

Sinead Matthews

as Miss C

Talulah Riley

as Marianne

Michael Hadley

as Mr. Roberts

Charlie Rowe

as James

Lucy Fleming

as Mrs. Roberts

Ian Mercer

as Transfer Boatman

Francesca Longrigg

as Mrs. Dormandy

Poppy Delevingne

as Model

David Sterne

as Marianne's Captain

Olivia Llewellyn

as Margaret

William Ilkley

as Commanding officer

Michael Thomas

as Sandford

Chrissie Wunna

as Model (uncredited)

Stephen Moore

as Prime Minister