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Cast Away
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| Directed by | Robert Zemeckis |
| Written by | William Broyles Jr. |
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| Cinematography | Don Burgess |
| Edited by | Arthur Schmidt |
| Music by | Alan Silvestri |
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Running time | 144 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $90 million[1] |
| Box office | $429.6 million[1] |
Cast Away is a 2000 American survival drama film directed and produced by Robert Zemeckis and starring Tom Hanks, Helen Hunt, and Nick Searcy. Hanks plays a FedEx troubleshooter who is stranded on a desert island after his plane crashes in the South Pacific, and the plot focuses on his desperate attempts to survive and return home. Initial filming took place from January to March 1999 before resuming in April 2000 and concluding in May.
Cast Away was released on December 22, 2000, by 20th Century Fox in North America and DreamWorks Pictures in its international markets. It grossed $429.6 million worldwide, making it the third-highest-grossing film of 2000. The film received generally positive reviews from critics, who praised its screenplay and Hanks's performance, for which he won Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama at the 58th Golden Globe Awards and was nominated for Best Actor in a Leading Role at the 73rd Academy Awards.[2]
- ^ a b "Cast Away (2000)". Box Office Mojo. January 1, 2001. Archived from the original on September 10, 2019. Retrieved January 10, 2015.
- ^ Kehr, Dave (December 17, 2000). "'Cast Away' Director Defies Categorizing". The New York Times. Archived from the original on June 22, 2018. Retrieved October 18, 2012.
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