Castaway

Castaway

1986
1h 57m
6.2

6.2/10

120 votes • View on IMDb
Adventure Drama

"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.

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Production Information

Production Companies
United British Artists (UBA) The Cannon Group
Production Countries
United Kingdom
Spoken Languages
English

Keywords

based on true story based on memoir or autobiography deserted island

Quick Facts

Release Date March 5, 1986
Status Released
Language EN
IMDb ID tt0092732

Cast

Oliver Reed
Oliver Reed

Gerald Kingsland

Amanda Donohoe
Amanda Donohoe

Lucy Irvine

Georgina Hale
Georgina Hale

Sister Saint Margaret

Frances Barber
Frances Barber

Sister Saint Winifred

Tony Rickards
Tony Rickards

Jason

Todd Rippon
Todd Rippon

Rod

John Sessions
John Sessions

Man in Pub

Virginia Hey
Virginia Hey

Janice

Sorel Johnson
Sorel Johnson

Laura

Len Peihopa
Len Peihopa

Ronald

Paul Reynolds
Paul Reynolds

Mike Kingsland

Sean Hamilton
Sean Hamilton

Geoffrey Kingsland

Key Crew

Nicolas Roeg
Director
Allan Scott
Writer
Lucy Irvine
Writer
Peter Shaw
Executive Producer
Richard Johnson
Executive Producer
Rick McCallum
Producer