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Directed by | Chris Foggin |
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Cinematography | Simon Tindall |
Edited by | Johnny Daukes |
Music by | Rupert Christie |
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Distributed by | Entertainment Film Distributors |
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Running time | 112 minutes |
Country | United Kingdom |
Language | English |
Box office | $11,647,462[1] |
Fisherman's Friends is a 2019 British comedy-drama film directed by Chris Foggin from a screenplay by Nick Moorcroft, Meg Leonard and Piers Ashworth.
The film was inspired by a true story about Fisherman's Friends, a group of Cornish fishermen from Port Isaac who were signed by Universal Records and achieved a top 10 hit with their debut album of traditional sea shanties.[2]
The film stars Daniel Mays, James Purefoy, David Hayman, Dave Johns, Sam Swainsbury, Tuppence Middleton, Noel Clarke, Christian Brassington, Maggie Steed and Jade Anouka.