The Boat That Rocked

The Boat That Rocked - (2009)Released

Overview

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".

Genres

DramaComedy

Production Countries

United KingdomFranceGermanyUnited States of America

Production Companies

Universal PicturesWorking Title FilmsMedienproduktion Prometheus FilmgesellschaftPortobello StudiosTightrope PicturesStudioCanalPortobello ProductionsWorking Title Films

Spoken Languages

English

Release Date

2009-04-01

Budget

50000000

Revenue

36348784

Runtime

135 minutes

Some pictures from the movie