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Oscar and Lucinda
Oscar and Lucinda

Oscar and Lucinda

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

Genres

DramaRomance

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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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Budget

$16000000

Revenue

$1897404

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

132 mins

Rating

6.4/10

Release Date

31 December 1997

Country

Australia

Cast

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)

Basil Clarke

Basil Clarke

Elderly Parishoner

Andrea Moor

Andrea Moor

Miss Shaddock

Bille Brown

Bille Brown

Percy Smith

Josephine Byrnes

Josephine Byrnes

Miriam Chadwick

Barry Otto

Barry Otto

Jimmy D'Abbs

Polly Cheshire

Polly Cheshire

Young Lucinda

Gillian Jones

Gillian Jones

Elizabeth Leplastrier

Robert Menzies

Robert Menzies

Abel Leplastrier

Adam Hayes

Adam Hayes

Young Oscar

Matyelok Gibbs

Matyelok Gibbs

Mrs. Williams

Sonia Ritter

Sonia Ritter

Fanny Drabble

Will Barton

Will Barton

College Student

Jonathan Markwood

Jonathan Markwood

College Student

Nicholas Tennant

Nicholas Tennant

College Student

Sam Newman

Sam Newman

George Loxwood

Nicholas Fordham

Nicholas Fordham

College Student

Peter Whitford

Peter Whitford

Mr. Ahearn

Lynette Curran

Lynette Curran

Mrs. Ahearn

Ron Blanchard

Ron Blanchard

Steamer Captain

Colin Taylor

Colin Taylor

Frazer

Michelle Doake

Michelle Doake

Hotel Maid

Karen Vickery

Karen Vickery

Society Gossip

Elspeth MacTavish

Elspeth MacTavish

Society Gossip

Leverne McDonnell

Leverne McDonnell

Miss Malcolm

Geoff Morrell

Geoff Morrell

Charley Fig

Douglas Hedge

Douglas Hedge

Dog Pit Caller

Tobias Saunders

Tobias Saunders

Belgian Boy

Marianne Borgo

Marianne Borgo

Belgian Grandmother

Vanessa Seydoux

Vanessa Seydoux

Belgian Mother

Leslie Dayman

Leslie Dayman

Glassworks Foreman

Lucy Bell

Lucy Bell

Miss Mary Hasset

Kim Hillas

Kim Hillas

Publican's Wife

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