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.
Title | Oscar and Lucinda |
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Year | 1997 |
Genre | Drama, Romance |
Country | Australia, United Kingdom, United States of America |
Studio | Fox Searchlight Pictures, Dalton Films, Australian Film Finance Corporation |
Cast | Ralph Fiennes, Cate Blanchett, Ciarán Hinds, Tom Wilkinson, Richard Roxburgh, Christian Manon |
Crew | Gillian Armstrong (Director), Aron Walker (Grip), Steve Wells (Grip), Ray Brown (Key Grip), Sally Eccleston (Focus Puller), Ian Bird (Best Boy Grip) |
Keyword | sydney, australia, australia, based on novel or book, gambling, minister, oxford, wager, inheritance, heiress, woman director, glass, 19th century, gambling addiction, anglican priest |
Release | Dec 31, 1997 |
Runtime | 132 minutes |
Quality | HD |
IMDb | 6.35 / 10 by 75 users |
Popularity | 7 |
Budget | 16,000,000 |
Revenue | 1,897,404 |
Language | Français, English |