Castaway (1986)
1h 57m
Running Time
March 5, 1986Release Date
Castaway (1986)
1h 57m
Running Time
March 5, 1986Release Date
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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This Movie Is About.
Cast & Crew.
Oliver Reed
Gerald Kingsland
Amanda Donohoe
Lucy Irvine
Georgina Hale
Sister Saint Margaret
Tony Rickards
Jason
Frances Barber
Sister Saint Winifred
Todd Rippon
Rod
Nicolas Roeg
Director
Lucy Irvine
Writer
John Sessions
Man in Pub
Allan Scott
Writer
Virginia Hey
Janice
Sorel Johnson
Laura
Rick McCallum
Producer
Stanley Myers
Composer
Len Peihopa
Ronald
Harvey Harrison
Cinematographer
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)
Hans Zimmer
Additional Music
Christine Beveridge
Makeup Department Head
Mary Hillman
Makeup Artist
Selwyn Roberts
Associate Producer
Tony Lawson
Editor
Richard Johnson
Executive Producer
Stuart Rose
Art Direction
Nic Ede
Costume Design
Andrew Sanders
Production Design
George Galitzine
Art Direction
Carol Hemming
Hairstylist
Peter Shaw
Executive Producer
Media.
Details.
Release DateMarch 5, 1986
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 57m
Content RatingR
Filming LocationsSeychelles
Genres
Wiki.
Castaway is a 1986 British biographical-drama film directed by Nicolas Roeg and starring Amanda Donohoe and Oliver Reed. It was 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.