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Oscar and Lucinda

Year:

1997

Duration:

132 min

Genres:

Drama | Romance

IMDB rate:

6.7

Director:

Gillian Armstrong

Awards:

Nominated for Oscar. Another 10 wins & 6 nominations

Details

Country: USA

Release Date: 1997-12-31

Filming Locations: Boscastle, Cornwall, England, UK

Earnings

Opening Weekend: $137,163 (USA) (4 January 1998)

Gross: $1,508,689 (USA) (15 March 1998)

Cast

Actor

Character

Matyelok Gibbs

Ralph Fiennes

Oscar Hopkins

Cate Blanchett

Lucinda Leplastrier

Ciarán Hinds

Reverend Dennis Hasset (as Ciaran Hinds)

Tom Wilkinson

Hugh Stratton

Richard Roxburgh

Mr. Jeffries

Clive Russell

Theophilus

Bille Brown

Percy Smith

Josephine Byrnes

Miriam Chadwick

Barnaby Kay

Wardley-Fish

Barry Otto

Jimmy D'Abbs

Linda Bassett

Betty Stratton

Geoffrey Rush

Narrator (voice)

Polly Cheshire

Young Lucinda

Gillian Jones

Elizabeth Leplastrier

Robert Menzies

Abel Leplastrier

Adam Hayes

Young Oscar

James Tingey

Oscar (13 Years Old)

Sonia Ritter

Fanny Drabble

Will Barton

College Student

Jonathan Markwood

College Student

Nicholas Tennant

College Student

Sam Newman

George Loxwood

Nicholas Fordham

College Student

Peter Whitford

Mr. Ahearn

Lynette Curran

Mrs. Ahearn

Ron Blanchard

Steamer Captain

Colin Taylor

Frazer

Michelle Doake

Hotel Maid

Karen Vickery

Society Gossip

Elspeth MacTavish

Society Gossip

Andrea Moor

Miss Shaddock

Leverne McDonnell

Miss Malcolm

Geoff Morrell

Charley Fig

Christian Manon

Mr. Tomasetti

Douglas Hedge

Dog Pit Caller

Lucy Knight

Belgian Girl

Tobias Saunders

Belgian Boy

Marianne Borgo

Belgian Grandmother

Vanessa Seydouk

Belgian Mother

Catherine Harvey

Melody

Ray MacAllan

Purser's Assistant

Mark Denny

Levanthian Steward

Andrew Davis

Levanthian Steward

Paul Rogers

Gambling Steward

Matt Potter

Gambling Steward (as Matt Potter)

Billie Pleffer

Rabbit Girl

Louella Pleffer

Rabbit Girl

David Page

Aboriginal Busker

Norman Kaye

Bishop Dancer

Michael Duggan

The Dean

Basil Clarke

Elderly Parishoner

Babs McMillan

Mrs. Judd

Mary Kavanagh

Allie, Trevis Girl

Treffyn Koreshoff

Trevis Boy

Patrick Blackwell

The Verger

Lucy Bell

Miss Mary Hasset

Wing Hall

Fan Tan Croupier

Casey Huang

Fan Tan Player

Heng Soh

Fan Tan Player

Chris Haywood

Mr. Judd

Judi Farr

Mrs. Smith

Stuart Campbell

Glassworker

Les Dayman

Glassworks Foreman (as Leslie Dayman)

Andre Lillis

Waiter

Janet Foye

Diner

Dacre King

Diner

Andrew S. Gilbert

Expeditioner

Sandy Winton

Expeditioner

Damian Monk

Expeditioner

Greg Segal

Young Carpenter

Paul Shillingsworth

Narcod Guide

Wallengari Karntawara

Narcod Guide

Roy Gordon

Kumbaingiri Man

Kevin Walker

Kumbaingiri Man

Brett Laurie

Kumbaingiri Man

Steve Rodgers

Man in Tavern

Kim Hillas

Publican's Wife

Elma Kris

Aboriginal Woman

Fiona Press

Mrs. Trevis

Elaine Hughes

Kumbaingiri Woman

Philip Dodd

Government Inspector

Patrick Andrews

Oscar's Son

Taleah Melenhorst

Oscar's Great Great Granddaughter

Sierra Doherty Gillin

Young Mother (uncredited)

Tony Williams

Lucinda's draughtsman (uncredited)

Did you know?

Trivia

At the end of the movie, Oscar and Miriam's son is christened Oscar Theophilus Peter. Theophilus is Oscar's father, and Peter Carey is the writer of the original novel.

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Quotes

Oscar: We bet that there is a God. 1 of 1 found this interesting Interesting? Yes No | Share this Share this: Facebook | Twitter | Permalink Hide options [In his letter to Lucinda] Oscar: I dare not hope, and yet I must that through this deed I gain your trust. Is this interesting? Interesting? Yes No | Share this Share this: Facebook | Twitter | Permalink Hide options [On seeing the glass model] Oscar: It is like a kennel for God's angels. Is this interesting? Interesting? Yes No | Share this Share this: Facebook | Twitter | Permalink Hide options Lucinda: You will preach what you do not believe to men who do not care. Is this interesting? Interesting? Yes No | Share this Share this: Facebook | Twitter | Permalink Hide options Narrator: In order that I exist, two gamblers, one obsessive, the other compulsive, must meet.