The Island (1980 film)

The Island
Theatrical poster
Directed by	Michael Ritchie
Screenplay by	Peter Benchley
Based on	The Island by Peter Benchley
Produced by	David Brown Richard D. Zanuck
Starring	Michael Caine David Warner Angela Punch McGregor
Cinematography	Henri Decaë
Edited by	Richard A. Harris
Music by	Ennio Morricone
Production companies	Universal Pictures Zanuck/Brown Company
Distributed by	Universal Pictures
Release date	June 13, 1980 (1980-06-13)
Running time	114 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$22 million[1]
Box office	$15.7 million (US)[1]

The Island is a 1980 American action adventure-thriller film directed by Michael Ritchie and starring Michael Caine and David Warner. The film was based on a 1979 novel of the same name by Peter Benchley who also wrote the screenplay. It is about a savage group of pirates, made up of outcasts, thieves, and murderers, who are hidden from the outside world by an uncharted Caribbean island, and who have raided boats to sustain themselves since the 17th century.