Cast Away
Cast Away
“ At the edge of the world, his journey begins. ”
CINEMA2000-12-22
DIGITAL2012-06-01
RegionUS
Runtime143 MIN
Media TypeMovie
PRODUCTION COMPANIES
Storyline
Chuck Noland, a top international manager for FedEx, and Kelly, a Ph.D. student, are in love and heading towards marriage. Then Chuck's plane to Malaysia crashes at sea during a terrible storm. He's the only survivor, and finds himself marooned on a desolate island. With no way to escape, Chuck must find ways to survive in his new home.
DIRECTOR / Director
Robert Zemeckis
KEYWORDS
exotic islandsuicide attemptvolleyballsurvivalremarriagelonelinesscastawayairplane crashpresumed deaddeserted islandtropical islandsouth pacificintenseboldmelodramaticenoch arden
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Tom Hanks
From comedy star to two-time Academy Award winner, he became one of American cinema’s defining portraits of the ordinary hero.
Tom Hanks is one of the defining actors of modern American cinema. From his breakthrough as a comedy star in Big to consecutive Academy Award-winning performances in Philadelphia and Forrest Gump, and later roles in films such as Saving Private Ryan, Cast Away, Captain Phillips, and Sully, he developed a distinctive screen persona built on trust, restraint, humanity, and the resilience of ordinary people.
