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Castaway (1986) [R]

Release Date:
March 5, 1986

Original Title:
Castaway

Alternate Titles:
A kitaszított
Aution saaren unelma
Castaway, la ragazza venerdì
Castaway: To nisi ton navagon
Drømmen om Paradis
Inferno ou Paraíso
Robinson Crusoe por un año
Rozbitkowie

Genres:
Adventure | Drama

Production Companies:
The Cannon Group
United British Artists (UBA)

Production Countries:
United Kingdom

Ratings / Certifications:
US: R 

Runtime: 117

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.

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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.

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Additional Music:
Hans Zimmer

Art Direction:
George Galitzine
Stuart Rose

Associate Producer:
Selwyn Roberts

Costume Design:
Nic Ede

Director:
Nicolas Roeg

Director of Photography:
Harvey Harrison

Editor:
Tony Lawson

Executive Producer:
Peter Shaw
Richard Johnson

Hairstylist:
Carol Hemming

Makeup Artist:
Mary Hillman

Makeup Department Head:
Christine Beveridge

Original Music Composer:
Stanley Myers

Producer:
Rick McCallum

Production Design:
Andrew Sanders

Writer:
Allan Scott
Lucy Irvine

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