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Castaway

6.319861h 57mRMovieAdventureRomanceDrama

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…

DirectorNicolas Roeg

WritersAllan Scott·Lucy Irvine

ProducersRichard Johnson·Rick McCallum

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Cast · Directed by Nicolas Roeg

Sister Saint Margaret

Frances Barber

Sister Saint Winifred

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