Overview
- Sat.1 scheduled Cast Away for broadcast on December 7 at 20:15 in Germany.
- Tom Hanks says he first put on more than 20 kilos, then halted filming for about a year to lose the weight for the island sequences.
- Directed by Robert Zemeckis, the film follows FedEx analyst Chuck Noland after a Pacific plane crash, featuring Hanks alone on screen for long stretches and the now‑iconic volleyball Wilson.
- Hanks earned a 2001 Academy Award nomination for Best Actor and won a Golden Globe for the role.
- The film holds strong scores on Rotten Tomatoes (88% critics, 84% audience) and IMDb (7.8/10) and is available to rent or buy on Amazon, Sky, Apple TV and MagentaTV.