Fisherman's Friends (film)

Fisherman's Friends
Directed byChris Foggin
Written by
Produced by
  • Nick Moorcroft
  • Meg Leonard
  • James Spring
Starring
CinematographySimon Tindall
Edited byJohnny Daukes
Music byRupert Christie
Production
companies
  • Head Gear Films
  • Powder Keg Pictures
  • Fred Films
  • Kreo Films
  • Legacy
  • Metrol Technology
  • BondIt Media Capital
Distributed byEntertainment Film Distributors
Release date
  • 15 March 2019 (2019-03-15) (United Kingdom)
Running time
112 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish
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.

  1. ^ "Fisherman's Friends (2019)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 30 July 2021.
  2. ^ Alberge, Dalya (13 May 2018). "From shanties to the screen: Fisherman's Friends inspire feelgood UK film". The Guardian. Retrieved 13 September 2019.