
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".
Details
- Director
- Richard Curtis
- Writer
- Richard Curtis
- Original Language
- English
- Budget
- $50,000,000
Cast
Bill Nighy
Emma Thompson
Gemma Arterton
Jack Davenport
January Jones
Kenneth Branagh
Nick Frost
Philip Seymour Hoffman
Rhys Ifans
Tom Sturridge
Keywords
1960s
dj
great britain
north sea
radio station
rock 'n' roll
ship
swinging 60s
teenage protagonist
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