CREDITSbr Distributed bybr 20th Century Foxbr (North America)br DreamWorks Picturesbr (International)br br Directed bybr Robert Zemeckisbr br Written bybr William Broyles Jr.br br Produced bybr Steve Starkeybr Tom Hanksbr Robert Zemeckisbr Jack Rapkebr br Starringbr Tom Hanksbr Helen Huntbr Nick Searcybr br Cinematographybr Don Burgessbr br Edited bybr Arthur Schmidtbr br Music bybr Alan Silvestribr br Production companies ImageMovers Playtonebr br br br br br Cast Away is a 2000 American survival drama film directed and produced by Robert Zemeckis and starring Tom Hanks, Helen Hunt, and Nick Searcy. Hanks plays a FedEx troubleshooter stranded on an uninhabited island after his plane crashes in the South Pacific, and the plot focuses on his desperate attempts to survive and return home. Initial filming took place from January to March 1999 before resuming in April 2000 and concluding that May.