Castaway
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.
1986 | 117m | English
Popularity: 5 (history)
| Director: | Nicolas Roeg |
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| Writer: | Allan Scott, Lucy Irvine |
| Staring: |
| 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. | |
| Release Date: | Mar 05, 1986 |
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| Director: | Nicolas Roeg |
| Writer: | Allan Scott, Lucy Irvine |
| Genres: | Adventure, Drama |
| Keywords | based on true story, based on memoir or autobiography, deserted island |
| Production Companies | The Cannon Group, United British Artists (UBA) |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Aug 09, 2025 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| 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) |
| Daniel Kipling | School Pupil (uncredited) |
| Derek Lyons | American Tourist (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Nicolas Roeg | Director |
| Allan Scott | Writer |
| Harvey Harrison | Director of Photography |
| Mary Hillman | Makeup Artist |
| Christine Beveridge | Makeup Department Head |
| Lucy Irvine | Writer |
| Tony Lawson | Editor |
| Andrew Sanders | Production Design |
| George Galitzine | Art Direction |
| Stuart Rose | Art Direction |
| Nic Ede | Costume Design |
| Carol Hemming | Hairstylist |
| Stanley Myers | Original Music Composer |
| Hans Zimmer | Additional Music |
| David James | Still Photographer |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Rick McCallum | Producer |
| Richard Johnson | Executive Producer |
| Selwyn Roberts | Associate Producer |
| Peter Shaw | Executive Producer |
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