| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| Paul Sanchez | ... | Ramon | |
| Lari White | ... | Bettina Peterson | |
| Leonid Citer | ... | Fyodor | |
| David Allen Brooks | ... | Dick Peterson | |
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Yelena Popovic | ... | Beautiful Russian Woman (as Yelena Papovic) |
| Valentina Ananina | ... | Russian Babushka | |
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Semion Sudarikov | ... | Nicolai |
| Tom Hanks | ... | Chuck Noland | |
| Peter Von Berg | ... | Yuri | |
| Dmitri S. Boudrine | ... | Lev | |
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François Duhamel | ... | French FedEx Loader |
| Michael Forest | ... | Pilot Jack | |
| Viveka Davis | ... | Lady from Dick Bettina farm | |
| Nick Searcy | ... | Stan | |
| Jennifer Choe | ... | Memphis State Student | |
Memphis-based FedEx operations executive Chuck Noland and grad student Kelly Frears have long dated and lived together, and despite each being the love of the other's life, have not gotten married because of their respective busy schedules, especially Chuck's as he is more often on business trips than he is at home. That marital status changes when on Christmas Day 1995 as Chuck is rushing off to catch yet another FedEx plane for a business trip, he gives Kelly a ring. That flight experiences technical difficulties, and goes down somewhere in the south Pacific. In a life raft, a relatively unharmed Chuck washes up on shore what he will learn is a deserted island, he unaware what has happened to any of his fellow flight mates, or the plane. However several of the packages on board for delivery do wash up on shore with him, those packages which he initially treats with respect. Chuck realizes that his priority is survival - which primarily means food, water, shelter and fire - and ... Written by Huggo
I have never seen a more meaningful and thought-provoking film. Right from the start, I knew this was going to be a classic film, and my opinion was not changed throughout the course of the movie one bit. It delivers such a strong message of fear, survival and hope, that leaves your mind devoted to thinking about it for a long while after. It made me think about all my creature comforts, and what is actually necessary in life. Talking to a volleyball has never been more dramatic! I also loved the fact that there was little talking in the film, maybe that was because i was staying in a hotel in France with french TV, but anyway, it sort of made you guess how he was feeling, in a clever way. This is one of my all time favourite films, and I could watch it again and again without getting bored... so go and watch it...NOW!!