Castaway (1986)
1h 57m
Running Time
March 5, 1986Release Date
Castaway (1986)
1h 57m
Running Time
March 5, 1986Release Date
Network & Production Companies


Plot.
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.
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Cast & Crew.

Oliver Reed
Gerald Kingsland

Amanda Donohoe
Lucy Irvine

Georgina Hale
Sister Saint Margaret

Frances Barber
Sister Saint Winifred

Tony Rickards
Jason

Todd Rippon
Rod

John Sessions
Man in Pub

Virginia Hey
Janice

Sorel Johnson
Laura

Len Peihopa
Ronald

Paul Reynolds
Mike Kingsland

Sean Hamilton
Geoffrey Kingsland

Sarah Harper
Swimming Teacher

Stephen Jenn
Shop Manager

Joseph Blatchley
Registrar

Simon Dormandy
Jackson

Ruth Hudson
Receptionist

Gordon Honeycombe
TV Newsreader

Arthur Cox
Inland Revenue Manager (uncredited)

Nicolas Roeg
Director

Nic Ede
Costume Design

Mary Hillman
Makeup Artist

Harvey Harrison
Director of Photography

George Galitzine
Art Direction
Media.



Details.
Release DateMarch 5, 1986
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 57m
Content RatingR
Filming LocationsSeychelles
Genres
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This Movie Is About.
based on a true story
based on memoir or autobiography
deserted island
Wiki.
Castaway is a 1986 British biographical-drama film directed by Nicolas Roeg and starring Amanda Donohoe and Oliver Reed. The screenplay was by Allan Scott, adapted from the eponymous 1984 book by Lucy Irvine, telling of her experiences of staying for a year with writer Gerald Kingsland on the isolated island of Tuin, between New Guinea and Australia.
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