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
Todd Rippon
as Rod
Virginia Hey
as Janice
Sorel Johnson
as Laura
Paul Reynolds
as Mike Kingsland
Georgina Hale
as Sister Saint Margaret
Tony Rickards
as Jason
Joseph Blatchley
as Registrar
Arthur Cox
as Inland Revenue Manager (uncredited)
Richard Johnson
as Lawyer (uncredited)
Stephen Jenn
as Shop Manager
John Sessions
as Man in Pub
Oliver Reed
as Gerald Kingsland
Derek Lyons
as American Tourist (uncredited)
Amanda Donohoe
as Lucy Irvine
Frances Barber
as Sister Saint Winifred
