Oscar and Lucinda

Name: Oscar and Lucinda
Director: Gillian Armstrong
Genre: Drama, Romance
Released: 1997-12-31
Duration: 132 min
Cast: Ralph Fiennes, Cate Blanchett, Ciarán Hinds, Tom Wilkinson, Richard Roxburgh

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1997 · 132 min · R · Drama · Romance · TMDB 6.4/10

Overview

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 by Gillian Armstrong

Cast

Ralph Fiennes — Oscar Hopkins
Cate Blanchett — Lucinda Leplastrier
Ciarán Hinds — Reverend Dennis Hasset
Tom Wilkinson — Hugh Stratton
Richard Roxburgh — Mr. Jeffries