Castaway (1986)

ALL 03/05/1986 (en) Adventure, Drama 117 Min
  • Release
    03/05/1986
  • Production
    United British Artists (UBA), The Cannon Group
  • Rotten tomato
    62.96%
  • Original title
    Castaway
  • Original language
    en
  • Production Cost
  • 0.00
    -

One Year on a Deserted Tropical Island. 'Wife' 20-30 needed to accompany man 35+. Write to Box 775 with details and evening phone number.

Overview

Middle-aged Gerald Kingsland advertises in a London paper for a female companion to spend a year with him on a desert island. The young Lucy Irving takes a chance on contacting him and after a couple of meetings they decide to go ahead. Once on the island things prove a lot less idyllic than in the movies, and gradually it becomes clear that it is Lucy who has the desire and the strength to try and see the year through.

  1. Nicolas Roeg

    Director

  2. Story

  3. Tony Lawson

    Editor

  4. Rick McCallum

    Producer



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Casts

  1. Oliver Reed

    Gerald Kingsland

  2. Amanda Donohoe

    Lucy Irvine

  3. Georgina Hale

    Sister Saint Margaret

  4. Frances Barber

    Sister Saint Winifred

  5. Tony Rickards

    Jason

  6. Todd Rippon

    Rod

  7. John Sessions

    Man in Pub

  8. Virginia Hey

    Janice

  9. Sorel Johnson

    Laura

  10. Len Peihopa

    Ronald

  11. Paul Reynolds

    Mike Kingsland

  12. Sean Hamilton

    Geoffrey Kingsland

  13. Sarah Harper

    Swimming Teacher

  14. Stephen Jenn

    Shop Manager

  15. Joseph Blatchley

    Registrar

  16. Simon Dormandy

    Jackson

  17. Ruth Hudson

    Receptionist

  18. Gordon Honeycombe

    TV Newsreader

  19. Arthur Cox

    Inland Revenue Manager (uncredited)

Full Cast & Crew

Casts : 19 , Crews : 19

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Castaway (1986) 117 Min

ALL 03/05/1986 (en)
Adventure, Drama
  • Release 03/05/1986
  • Production
    United British Artists (UBA), The Cannon Group
  • Original title Castaway
  • en
  • Revenue0.00

One Year on a Deserted Tropical Island. 'Wife' 20-30 needed to accompany man 35+. Write to Box 775 with details and evening phone number.

Overview

Middle-aged Gerald Kingsland advertises in a London paper for a female companion to spend a year with him on a desert island. The young Lucy Irving takes a chance on contacting him and after a couple of meetings they decide to go ahead. Once on the island things prove a lot less idyllic than in the movies, and gradually it becomes clear that it is Lucy who has the desire and the strength to try and see the year through.

  1. Nicolas Roeg

    Director

  2. Story

  3. Tony Lawson

    Editor

  4. Rick McCallum

    Producer