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Castaway

Castaway
★ 6.3/10•1986•1h 57m•R•Adventure•Romance•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.

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.

Nicolas Roeg · Director

Allan Scott · Writer

Lucy Irvine · Writer

StatusReleased
Runtime1h 57m
LanguageEN
Release DateMar 5, 1986
Revenue$1,000,000

Actors

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

Ronald

Paul Reynolds

Paul Reynolds

Mike Kingsland

Sean Hamilton

Geoffrey Kingsland

Sarah Harper

Swimming Teacher

Stephen Jenn

Stephen Jenn

Shop Manager

Joseph Blatchley

Joseph Blatchley

Registrar

Simon Dormandy

Jackson

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