The Island
“For three hundred years a terrifying secret has been kept from the outside world.”
David Nau leads a band of modern day pirates who raid yachts and sail boats of people on vacation in the Caribbean. When reporter Blair Maynard and his son arrive to investigate the mystery of the disappearing boats, Nau and his band of raiders decide to induct them into their tribe.
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Cast
30 people
Michael Caine
Blair Maynard
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David Warner
David Nau
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Angela Punch McGregor
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Zakes Mokae
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Brad Sullivan
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Jeffrey Frank
Justin Maynard
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Michael Ritchie Director · Peter Benchley Screenplay Ennio Morricone Composer
Worldwide gross $16M · Budget $22M · United States release June 13, 1980
Box office
Budget
$22,000,000
Worldwide gross
$15,700,000
Gross vs. budget
0.7×
Production
Universal Pictures
Production · Studio
The Zanuck/Brown Company
Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · June 13, 1980
Theatrical
France
October 8, 1980 · Theatrical
Germany
October 9, 1980 · Theatrical
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