Castaway

Castaway

117 mins | Drama, Adventure | March 5, 1986

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.

Castaway

117 mins | Drama, Adventure | March 5, 1986

Castaway
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.
IMDb rating 5.8
Producers Cannon Group, United British Artists (UBA)
Original title Castaway
Directors Nicolas Roeg
Writers Lucy Irvine, Allan Scott

Cast

Oliver Reed

as Gerald Kingsland

Amanda Donohoe

as Lucy Irvine

Georgina Hale

as Sister Saint Margaret

Frances Barber

as Sister Saint Winifred

Tony Rickards

as Jason

Todd Rippon

as Rod

John Sessions

as Man in Pub

Virginia Hey

as Janice

Sorel Johnson

as Laura

Len Peihopa

as Ronald

Paul Reynolds

as Mike Kingsland

Sean Hamilton

as Geoffrey Kingsland

Sarah Harper

as Swimming Teacher

Stephen Jenn

as Shop Manager

Joseph Blatchley

as Registrar

Simon Dormandy

as Jackson

Ruth Hudson

as Receptionist

Gordon Honeycombe

as TV Newsreader

Arthur Cox

as Inland Revenue Manager (uncredited)