Castaway

1986 117 min Adventure, Romance, Drama

Middle-aged Gerald Kingsland advertises in a London paper for a female companion to spend a year with him on a desert island. Young Lucy Irving takes a chance on contacting him, but once on the island, things prove a lot less idyllic than in the movies. Gradually, it becomes clear that it is Lucy who has the desire and the strength to try and see the year through.

oscars

earnings $1,000,000

director Nicolas Roeg

writers Allan Scott, Lucy Irvine

cast