Oscar and Lucinda

1997 2h 12m ★6.4

Oscar and Lucinda

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

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.

Release Date December 31, 1997
Runtime 2h 12m
Language English
Director Gillian Armstrong
Category Drama, Romance
Rating 6.4 / 10 (TMDb)
Year 1997
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