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Pirate Radio

The Boat That Rocked

2009 · Released · 135 min · France, Germany, United Kingdom

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Comedy Comedy Drama

The Boat That Rocked (titled Pirate Radio in North America) is a 2009 comedy-drama 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. Set in 1966, it tells the story of the fictional pirate radio station "Radio Rock" and its crew of eclectic disc jockeys, who broadcast rock and pop music to the United Kingdom from a ship anchored in the North Sea while the British government tries to shut them down. It was produced by Working Title Films for Universal Pictures and was filmed on the Isle of Portland and at Shepperton Studios.

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Richard Curtis

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Release date
2009 · Released
Runtime
135 min
Country of origin
France, Germany, United Kingdom
Languages
English
Genres
Comedy · Comedy Drama
Also known as
Deutsch
Radio Rock Revolution
Français
Good Morning England
Italiano
I Love Radio Rock
日本語
パイレーツ・ロック
한국어
락앤롤 보트
Polski
Radio na fali

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