CinemaOSMovie · 1997 · 2h 12m · R

Oscar and Lucinda

They dared to play the game of love, faith, and chance.

64%(80)IMDbDramaRomance

After a childhood of abuse by his evangelistic father, misfit Oscar Hopkins becomes an Anglican minister and develops a divine obsession with gambling. Lucinda Leplastrier is a rich Australian heiress shopping in London for materials for her newly acquired glass factory back home. Deciding to travel to Australia as a missionary, Oscar meets Lucinda aboard ship, and a mutual obsession blossoms. They make a wager that will alter each of their destinies.

Directed byGillian Armstrong

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Status
Released
Runtime
2h 12m
Language
EN
Released
December 31, 1997
Budget
$16,000,000
Revenue
$1,897,404
Studios
Fox Searchlight PicturesAustralian Film Finance CorporationDalton Films

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Trailers & teasers

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Oscar and Lucinda (1997) trailer

Oscar and Lucinda (1997) trailer

Featuring

Cast & crew

10 credited
Starring
Ralph Fiennes

Ralph Fiennes

Oscar Hopkins

Cate Blanchett

Cate Blanchett

Lucinda Leplastrier

Ciarán Hinds

Ciarán Hinds

Reverend Dennis Hasset

Tom Wilkinson

Tom Wilkinson

Hugh Stratton

Richard Roxburgh

Richard Roxburgh

Mr. Jeffries

Christian Manon

Christian Manon

Mr. Tomasetti

Clive Russell

Clive Russell

Theophilus

Barnaby Kay

Barnaby Kay

Wardley-Fish

Linda Bassett

Linda Bassett

Betty Stratton

Geoffrey Rush

Geoffrey Rush

Narrator (voice)

Creative team
Directed by
Gillian Armstrong
Gillian Armstrong
Written by
Laura Jones
Produced by
Robin Dalton
Timothy White

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