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Pirate radio, Universal Pictures and Studio Canal present in association with Working Title Films, Medienproduktion Prometheus Filmgesellschaft, Portobello Studios, Tightrope Pictures ; produced by Hilary Bevan Jones, Tim Bevan, Richard Curtis, Eric Fellner ; written by Richard Curtis ; directed by Richard Curtis

Label
Pirate radio, Universal Pictures and Studio Canal present in association with Working Title Films, Medienproduktion Prometheus Filmgesellschaft, Portobello Studios, Tightrope Pictures ; produced by Hilary Bevan Jones, Tim Bevan, Richard Curtis, Eric Fellner ; written by Richard Curtis ; directed by Richard Curtis
Language
eng
Characteristic
videorecording
Intended audience
MPAA rating: R; for language, and some sexual content including brief nudity
Main title
Pirate radio
Medium
videorecording
Responsibility statement
Universal Pictures and Studio Canal present in association with Working Title Films, Medienproduktion Prometheus Filmgesellschaft, Portobello Studios, Tightrope Pictures ; produced by Hilary Bevan Jones, Tim Bevan, Richard Curtis, Eric Fellner ; written by Richard Curtis ; directed by Richard Curtis
Runtime
117
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
Technique
live action
resource.variantTitle
Boat that rocked
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