The Boat That Rocked

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.

Cast

Tom Sturridge

as Carl

Philip Seymour Hoffman

as The Count

Rhys Ifans

as Gavin

Bill Nighy

as Quentin

Emma Thompson

as Charlotte

Nick Frost

as Dave

Kenneth Branagh

as Dormandy

January Jones

as Eleonore

Gemma Arterton

as Desiree

Jack Davenport

as Twatt

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