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The Boat That Rocked

The Boat That Rocked

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The Boat That Rocked

"On air. Off shore. Out of control."

2009

2h 15m

7.2(2346 votes)

Drama

Comedy

Overview

When a group of rebellious deejays decides to defy the ban on government-censored music, they take to the seas to broadcast music and mayhem to millions of adoring fans.

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Universal Pictures

Working Title Films

StudioCanal

The people behind it

Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Tom Sturridge

Tom Sturridge

Carl

Philip Seymour Hoffman

Philip Seymour Hoffman

The Count

Rhys Ifans

Rhys Ifans

Gavin

Bill Nighy

Bill Nighy

Quentin

Emma Thompson

Emma Thompson

Charlotte

Nick Frost

Nick Frost

Dave

Kenneth Branagh

Kenneth Branagh

Dormandy

January Jones

January Jones

Eleonore

Gemma Arterton

Gemma Arterton

Desiree

Jack Davenport

Jack Davenport

Twatt

Creative team

Directed by: Richard Curtis
Written by: Richard Curtis
Produced by: Hilary Bevan Jones
Tim Bevan

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