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 : Dec 31, 1997
Production Company : Fox Searchlight Pictures, Dalton Films, Australian Film Finance Corporation
Production Countries : Australia, United Kingdom, United States of America
Original Language : Français, English
Casts : Ralph Fiennes, Cate Blanchett, Ciarán Hinds, Tom Wilkinson, Richard Roxburgh, Christian Manon, Clive Russell, Barnaby Kay, Linda Bassett, Geoffrey Rush, Basil Clarke
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Status : Released
Budget : 16000000
Revenue : 1897404
