The Boat That Rocked

The Boat That Rocked is an ensemble comedy in which the romance takes place between the young people of the 60s and pop music. It s about 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. The Count, a big, brash, American god of the airwaves; Quentin, the boss of Radio Rock -- a pirate radio station in the middle of the North Sea that s populated by an eclectic crew of rock and roll DJs; Gavin, the greatest DJ in Britain who has just returned from his drug tour of America to reclaim his rightful position; Dave, an ironic, intelligent and cruelly funny co-broadcaster; and a fearsome British government official out for blood against the drug takers and lawbreakers of a once-great nation. Written by Production office The Boat That Rocked is a 2009 English-language Comedy Drama motion picture featuring Philip Seymour Hoffman, Bill Nighy, Rhys Ifans, Nick Frost, Kenneth Branagh, Michael Hadley and Chelsea M. Matthews. Working Title Films was the production house involved in the project along with executive producer(s) Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner and Hilary Bevan Jones. The motion picture is written and directed by Richard Curtis. Focus Features acquired the distribution rights for the film. The Boat That Rocked was released on 1st April 2009 and takes a screen time of 135 minutes. The Boat That Rocked was made on a budget of $50 million and at the box office it grossed only $36 million. Cinematography was done by Danny Cohen and editing by Emma E. Hickox
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