Oscar and Lucinda (1997)

"They dared to play the game of love, faith, and chance."Movie
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Oscar and Lucinda
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StarringRalph FiennesCate BlanchettCiarán Hinds
DirectorGillian Armstrong
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R 2 hr 12 minDec 31st, 1997Drama, Romance
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Plot
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.

Movie Details

Theatrical Release:December 31st, 1997
On DVD & Blu-ray:January 11th, 2005 - Buy DVD
Movie Budget:$16,000,000
Movie Box Office Gross:$1,897,404 (Worldwide)
Original Language:English
Production Companies:Fox Searchlight Pictures, Dalton Films, Australian Film Finance Corporation
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