Castaway
19861h 57m6.3
Adventure, Romance, Drama
- Runtime
- 1h 57m
- Genre
- Adventure
- Certificate
- R
- Revenue
- $1,000,000
- Origin
- United Kingdom
About
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.
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.
Where to watch
Not available to stream in United States yet.
Details
- Director
- Nicolas Roeg
- Writing
- Allan Scott, Lucy Irvine
- Status
- Released
- Released
- Mar 5, 1986
- Box office
- $1.0M
- Studio
- United British Artists (UBA), The Cannon Group
Cast
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)
Richard Johnson
Lawyer (uncredited)
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