Castaway (film)
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| Directed by | Nicolas Roeg |
| Screenplay by | Allan Scott |
| Based on | Castaway by Lucy Irvine |
| Produced by | Rick McCallum |
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| Cinematography | Harvey Harrison |
| Edited by | Tony Lawson |
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| Distributed by | Columbia-Cannon-Warner Distributors |
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Running time | 117 minutes |
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| Language | English |
| Box office | $1 million (UK/US) |
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.