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The Boat That Rocked (titled Pirate Radio in North America) is a 2009 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.
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.
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.
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Nov 11, 2009 · Boredom abhors a vacuum. From pirate radio stations anchored offshore, a steady stream of rock was broadcast from powerful transmitters to the mainland, where at a given moment, more than half of the radios may have been tuned in. The most famous of these pirates was Radio Caroline. Yes, the very station we're listening to right now.
Oct 6, 2009 · Coming to theaters on November 13, 2009. Starring: Philip Seymour Hoffman, Bill Nighy, Rhys Ifans, Nick Frost, Kenneth Branagh, Tom ...more. This film really captures the freedom spirit of the 60...
Jan 9, 2012 · Pirate Radio Official Trailer #1 - Bill Nighy Movie (2009) HD. Rotten Tomatoes Classic Trailers. 1.65M subscribers. 1.4K. 227K views 12 years ago. Subscribe to TRAILERS: http://bit.ly/sxaw6h...
Millions of Britons are tuning in to Pirate Radio, and this greatly disturbs Sir Alistair Dormandy (Kenneth Branagh), who is put in charge of eliminating the problem of Pirate Radio. With the help of his new assistant, Twatt (Jack Davenport), they begin working to put Pirate Radio out of business.
