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Certificate 12

Cast Tom Hanks Chuck Noland Helen Hunt Kelly Frears

Directors Robert Zemeckis

Screenwriters William Broyles Jr.

Running Time 151 minutes

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Tom Hanks wishes he'd packed his desert island discs

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Plot
Leaving girlfriend Kelly (Hunt) behind just before Christmas, FedEx engineer Chuck Noland (Hanks) sets off troubleshooting. Disaster strikes when his plane comes down and Noland is washed up on an uninhabited shore. Bereft of modern comforts, Noland attempts to cope with his prison of solitude.

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