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Oscar and Lucinda
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Oscar and Lucinda

1997-12-31 · 132 min · ★ 6.4

Drama · Romance

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.

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Production details

Directors
Gillian Armstrong
Production companies
Fox Searchlight Pictures, Dalton Films, Australian Film Finance Corporation
Countries
Australia, United Kingdom, United States of America
Status
Released
Budget
USD 16,000,000
Revenue
USD 1,897,404

Top Cast

Ralph FiennesRalph FiennesOscar Hopkins
Cate BlanchettCate BlanchettLucinda Leplastrier
Ciarán HindsCiarán HindsReverend Dennis Hasset
Tom WilkinsonTom WilkinsonHugh Stratton
Richard RoxburghRichard RoxburghMr. Jeffries
Christian ManonChristian ManonMr. Tomasetti
Clive RussellClive RussellTheophilus
Barnaby KayBarnaby KayWardley-Fish
Linda BassettLinda BassettBetty Stratton
Geoffrey RushGeoffrey RushNarrator (voice)
Basil ClarkeBasil ClarkeElderly Parishoner
Andrea MoorAndrea MoorMiss Shaddock
Bille BrownBille BrownPercy Smith
Josephine ByrnesJosephine ByrnesMiriam Chadwick
Barry OttoBarry OttoJimmy D'Abbs
Polly CheshireYoung Lucinda
Gillian JonesElizabeth Leplastrier
Robert MenziesRobert MenziesAbel Leplastrier
Adam HayesYoung Oscar
Matyelok GibbsMatyelok GibbsMrs. Williams

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