Oscar and Lucinda (1997)

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

• 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.

Rating

6.4 / 10 (80 votes)

Release date

December 31, 1997

Runtime

2h 12m

Language

English

Director

Gillian Armstrong

Status

Released