
Writer-turned-director Richard Curtis (LOVE ACTUALLY NOTTING HILL) directs a cast comprising the cream of British acting talent—which
Includes:: Bill Nighy (NOTES ON A SCANDAL LOVE ACTUALLY) Rhys Ifans (NOTTING HILL ONCE UPON A TIME IN THE MIDLANDS) Nick Frost (SHAUN OF THE DEAD HOT FUZZ) & Kenneth Branagh (HENRY V CELEBRITY) along with one lone American star in the shape of Philip Seymour Hoffman (CAPOTE DOUBT)--in this comedy set in Britain in 1966 With the BBC only allowing two hours of rock & roll to be played on its airwaves per week a pirate radio station aboard a North Sea-cruising yacht broadcasts music to the pop-starved masses turning its seafaring disc jockeys into overnight superstars Taking the infamous Radio Caroline as inspiration THE BOAT THAT ROCKED is an hilarious feel-good romp in the tradition of Curtis& best-loved work & benefits from a knockout soundtrack featuring some of the most memorable tracks of the time