The Last Island

"The last place for a new future"

1990 1h 40m EN

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6.0

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6.5

IMDB

★6.0TMDB · 10★6.5IMDB · 296

DramaAdventureScience Fiction

Synopsis

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After a large airliner crashes on a deserted island killing most of the passengers, two women, five men and a dog survive: an Eastern European, a Canadian lawyer, a French biologist, a prosperous Scottish financier, a young American, an extrovert Australian and a major in the British army. Hopes of rescue fade as the survivors come to realise that the world may have suffered a major disaster.

“The last place for a new future”

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Cast

Paul Freeman
Sean
Shelagh McLeod
Joanna
Patricia Hayes
Mrs. Godame
Kenneth Colley
Nick
Mark Hembrow
Frank
Marc Berman
Pierre
Ian Tracey
Jack

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Marleen Gorris
Writers: Marleen Gorris
Languages: English, Dutch
Countries: Netherlands

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ERA

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36 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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2 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Dutch.

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3 / 8

RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Marleen Gorris, shot by Marc Felperlaan. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Boudewijn Tarenskeen. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Hans van Dongen shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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7 / 8

CAST

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Paul Freeman and Shelagh McLeod and Patricia Hayes carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

FACT

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Marketing tagline: "The last place for a new future".

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Marleen Gorris directs. Marc Felperlaan behind the camera. Boudewijn Tarenskeen scores. Hans van Dongen cuts. Produced in Netherlands. Dialogue in English, Dutch.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

136 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Dutch.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Directed by Marleen Gorris, shot by Marc Felperlaan. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Boudewijn Tarenskeen. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Hans van Dongen shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Paul Freeman and Shelagh McLeod and Patricia Hayes carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "The last place for a new future".
9IMDB entry: tt0102272 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Only 10 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.