Castaway

Castaway (1986)

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. 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.

star 6.3 5.8 91%
  • Release Date: 1986-03-05
  • Runtime: 1h 57min
  • Director: Nicolas Roeg

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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)

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