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

Oscar and Lucinda(1997)

Oscar and Lucinda

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.

Aired:
December 31, 1997
Status:
Released
Rating:
6.3/10
(78 votes)
Production:
Fox Searchlight Pictures
Dalton Films
Australian Film Finance Corporation