---
title: 'Castaway (1987)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Nicolas Roeg'
released: '1987-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 117
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'History'
countries:
  - 'Australia'
  - 'United Kingdom'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/castaway-1987'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0092732/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Castaway (1987)

1987 · 117 min · Drama, History · Australia, United Kingdom


## Synopsis

Castaway is a 1986 biographical-drama film directed by Nicolas Roeg and starring Amanda Donohoe and Oliver Reed. The screenplay was by Allan Scott, adapted from the eponymous 1984 book 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.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Nicolas Roeg](https://cinepixo.com/people/nicolas-roeg)
- **Screenplay:** [Allan Scott](https://cinepixo.com/people/allan-scott-2)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Stanley Myers](https://cinepixo.com/people/stanley-myers)
- **Producer:** [Rick McCallum](https://cinepixo.com/people/rick-mccallum)
- **Director of Photography:** [Harvey Harrison](https://cinepixo.com/people/harvey-harrison)
- **Editor:** [Tony Lawson](https://cinepixo.com/people/tony-lawson)

## Cast

- [Frances Barber](https://cinepixo.com/people/frances-barber)
- [Georgina Hale](https://cinepixo.com/people/georgina-hale)
- [John Sessions](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-sessions)
- [Amanda Donohoe](https://cinepixo.com/people/amanda-donohoe)
- [Oliver Reed](https://cinepixo.com/people/oliver-reed)
- [Virginia Hey](https://cinepixo.com/people/virginia-hey)

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