Castaway
Castaway
Release: 1986-03-05
·Runtime: 117m
·★ 6.2
Adventure
Drama
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.
Production Countries
United Kingdom
Production Companies
United British Artists (UBA)
The Cannon Group
Trailers & Videos
Cast
Frances Barber
as Sister Saint Winifred
John Sessions
as Man in Pub
Arthur Cox
as Inland Revenue Manager (uncredited)
Tony Rickards
as Jason
Paul Reynolds
as Mike Kingsland
Richard Johnson
as Lawyer (uncredited)
Todd Rippon
as Rod
Sorel Johnson
as Laura
Stephen Jenn
as Shop Manager
Oliver Reed
as Gerald Kingsland
Amanda Donohoe
as Lucy Irvine
Virginia Hey
as Janice
Joseph Blatchley
as Registrar
Derek Lyons
as American Tourist (uncredited)
Georgina Hale
as Sister Saint Margaret
