Movie Description
Castaway
(1986)Overview
Middle-aged Gerald Kingsland advertises in a London paper for a female companion to spend a year with him on a desert island. Young Lucy Irving takes a chance on contacting him, but once on the island, things prove a lot less idyllic than in the movies. Gradually, it becomes clear that it is Lucy who has the desire and the strength to try and see the year through.
Featured Crew
- Director : Nicolas Roeg
- Producer : Rick McCallum
- Writer : Allan Scott,Lucy Irvine
- Editor : Tony Lawson
- Cast : Oliver Reed,Amanda Donohoe,Georgina Hale,Frances Barber,Tony Rickards,Todd Rippon,John Sessions,Virginia Hey,Sorel Johnson,Len Peihopa,Paul Reynolds,Sean Hamilton,Sarah Harper,Stephen Jenn,Joseph Blatchley,Simon Dormandy,Ruth Hudson,Gordon Honeycombe,Arthur Cox,Richard Johnson,Daniel Kipling,Derek Lyons
Cast
Gerald Kingsland
Lucy Irvine
Sister Saint Margaret
Sister Saint Winifred
Jason
Rod
Man in Pub
Janice
Laura
Ronald
Mike Kingsland
Geoffrey Kingsland
Swimming Teacher
Shop Manager
Registrar
Jackson
Receptionist
TV Newsreader
Inland Revenue Manager (uncredited)
Lawyer (uncredited)
School Pupil (uncredited)
American Tourist (uncredited)
Posters
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I Am David
6.8
Lord of the Flies
6.68
The Lost Husband
6.781
Charlie St. Cloud
6.975
Fallen
6.113
The Aeronauts
6.806
Breathe
7.425
Adrift
6.834
Nobody Has to Know
6.734
Flight of the Phoenix
6.004
The Best of Me
7.474
Moby Dick
7.053
China Seas
6.25
Life in a Year
8.2
The Mosquito Coast
6.354
Me Before You
7.93
Facts
Original TitleCastaway
Status Released
Release Information
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1986-03-05
Original LanguageEnglish
Runtime 01h 57m
Revenue₹ 1000000
Production CompaniesUnited British Artists (UBA),The Cannon Group
Genres
- Adventure
- Romance
- Drama
