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.
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 in the movies. 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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Intimate, contemplative, spare and classical in form.
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- contemplativerelentless
- sparerichly built
- classical in formformally daring
- gravecomic
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Cast
- Oliver ReedGerald Kingsland
- Amanda DonohoeLucy Irvine
- Georgina HaleSister Saint Margaret
- Frances BarberSister Saint Winifred
- Tony RickardsJason
- Todd RipponRod
- John SessionsMan in Pub
- Virginia HeyJanice
- Sorel JohnsonLaura
- Len PeihopaRonald
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- Nicolas RoegDirector
- Allan ScottWriter
- Lucy IrvineWriter
- Harvey HarrisonDirector of Photography
- Stanley MyersOriginal Music Composer
- Tony LawsonEditor
- Rick McCallumProducer
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