| Castaway | |
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 Theatrical release poster |
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| Directed by | Nicholas Roeg |
| Produced by | Rick McCallum |
| Written by | Lucy Irvine (book) Allan Scott (screenplay) |
| Starring | Oliver Reed Amanda Donohoe |
| Music by | Stanley Myers |
| Cinematography | Harvey Harrison |
| Editing by | Tony Lawson |
| Distributed by | United Artists |
| Release date(s) | February 20, 1986 |
| Running time | 117 min. |
| Country |  United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
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Castaway is a 1986 film starring Amanda Donohoe and Oliver Reed, and directed by Nicolas Roeg. It was adapted from the 1984 book of the same name by Lucy Irvine, telling of her experiences of staying for a year with writer Gerald Kingsland on the isolated island of Tuin, between New Guinea and Australia. In 1981, Irvine responded to a "Writer seeks 'wife' for year on tropical island" advertisement placed by Kingsland in the London magazine Time Out. Chosen by Kingsland from over fifty applicants, Irvine agreed to marry him in order to satisfy Australian immigration restrictions before they travelled to Tuin. She was twenty-five and Kingsland forty-nine. After a year on the island she returned to England and wrote her memoirs.
Cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| 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 | Lara |
| Len Pheihopa | Ronald |
| Paul Reynolds | Mike Kingsland |
| Sean Hamilton | Geoffrey Kingsland |
| Sarah Harper | Swimming Teacher |
| Stephen Jenn | Shop Manager |
| Joseph Blatchley | Register |
| Simon Dormandy | Jackson |
| Ruth Hudson | Receptionist |
| Gordon Honeycombe | TV Newscaster |
