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A rogue band of DJs captivate Britain in the 1960s. The music they play defines a generation and the DJs stand up to a government that, incomprehensibly, preferred jazz. The Count is a big, brash, American god of the airwaves; Quentin is the boss of Radio Rock. Radio rock is a pirate radio station s...

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Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:Boat that rocked (Motion picture)
Corporate Authors: Focus Features, Universal Pictures (Firm), Studio Canal, Working Title Films, Medienproduktion Prometheus Filmgesellschaft (Firm), Portobello Studios, Tightrope Pictures, Universal Studios Home Entertainment (Firm)
Other Authors: Curtis, Richard, 1956- (Producer, Screenwriter, Director), Bevan Jones, Hilary (Producer), Bevan, Tim (Producer), Fellner, Eric (Producer), Hoffman, Philip Seymour, 1967-2014 (Actor), Nighy, Bill, 1949- (Actor), Frost, Nick, 1970- (Actor), O'Dowd, Chris, 1980- (Actor), Moore, Stephen, 1937- (Actor), Branagh, Kenneth (Actor), Wisdom, Tom, 1973- (Actor), Arterton, Gemma (Actor), Davenport, Jack, 1973- (Actor), Ifans, Rhys, 1968- (Actor), Jones, January, 1978- (Actor), Thompson, Emma (Actor)
Format: Video DVD
Language:English
French
Spanish
Language Notes:English, dubbed French or dubbed Spanish dialogue with optional French or Spanish subtitles and optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing.
Published: Universal City, Calif. : Universal Studios Home Entertainment, [2010]
Subjects:
Pirate radio broadcasting > Great Britain > Drama.
Disc jockeys > Great Britain > Drama.
Rock music > Great Britain > Drama.
Great Britain > Politics and government > 1964-1979 > Drama.
Comedy films.
Musical films.
Romance films.
Fiction films.
Feature films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Description
Summary:A rogue band of DJs captivate Britain in the 1960s. The music they play defines a generation and the DJs stand up to a government that, incomprehensibly, preferred jazz. The Count is a big, brash, American god of the airwaves; Quentin is the boss of Radio Rock. Radio rock is a pirate radio station situated in the middle of the North Atlantic that's populated by an eclectic crew of rock and roll DJs that include: Gavin, the greatest DJ in Britain who has just returned from his drug tour of America who wants to reclaim his rightful position; Dave, an ironic, intelligent and cruelly funny co-broadcaster; and a fearsome British government official out for blood against the drug takers and lawbreakers of a once-great nation.
Item Description:Originally released as a motion picture in 2009.
Special features: Deleted scenes; feature commentary with director Richard Curtis, producer Hilary Bevan Jones, actors Nick Frost and Chris O'Dowd.
Videorecording.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (117 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:DVD; NTSC; region 1; anamorphic widescreen (2.35:1) presentation; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround.
Audience:MPAA rating: R; for language, and some sexual content including brief nudity.
Production Credits:Director of photography, Danny Cohen ; editor, Emm E. Hickox.