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According to director Richard Curtis, the film, though inspired by real British pirate radio of the 1960s, is a work of historical fiction and does not depict a specific radio station of the period. [18]
- “Pirate Radio,” also known as “The Boat That Rocked,” was released in 2009.
- The film was directed by Richard Curtis.
- It is a comedy-drama film set in the 1960s, during the era of offshore pirate radio stations.
- “Pirate Radio” features an ensemble cast including Philip Seymour Hoffman, Bill Nighy, Rhys Ifans, and Emma Thompson.
Jul 1, 2024 · Curtis celebrated the rock revolution, and also dug into the fascinating true story behind pirate radio stations during the boom of the British Invasion in rock and roll.
Director Richard Curtis' 2009 comedy-drama stars the late Philip Seymour Hoffman as The Count, a disc jockey for an unlicensed rock radio station that broadcast from a rusty, decrepit ship off the British coast in the mid-1960s, defying government authorities to spin the rock records that weren't allowed on the BBC at the time.
US distributor, Universal have chosen to re-title the film as "Pirate Radio" and release it under Focus Features in US territories. This new version will be edited for length by director Richard Curtis after some European reviewers cited its 135 minute running time as a factor in its diminished success.
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- Comedy, Drama, Music
- Richard Curtis
- 2009-11-13
Nov 13, 2009 · Richard Curtis, director of the new film Pirate Radio, which is based on these events, was an 8-year-old boy confined to a posh boarding school when he first heard the broadcasts. While he...
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Nov 18, 2009 · According to the film’s writer and director, Richard Curtis, a Brit who grew up listening to pirate stations with a transistor radio stuffed under his pillow, “I wanted to write a movie about...
