| Description |
1 videodisc (132 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| System Details |
DVD, region 1, widescreen presentation; Dolby Digital. |
| Language |
In English or Spanish with optional English, Spanish, or French subtitles; closed-captioned. |
| Cast |
Ralph Fiennes, Cate Blanchett, Ciaran Hinds, Tom Wilkinson, Richard Roxburgh, Clive Russell, Bille Brown. |
| Credits |
Director of photography, Geoffrey Simpson ; film editor, Nicholas Beauman ; music, Thomas Newman. |
| Note |
Video release of a motion picture produced in 1997. |
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Based upon the novel by Peter Carey. |
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For specific features see interactive menu. |
| Summary |
Oscar is an Anglican priest who gambles discreetly and donates his winnings to help the poor. Lucinda is an Australian businesswoman who boldly defies the rules of 19th-century society. When they meet over an innocent game of cards, their passion for gambling leads them both down a road of romance, chance and fate that changes their lives forever. |
| Subject |
Glass manufacture -- Drama.
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Gamblers -- Drama.
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Young women -- Drama.
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Clergy -- Drama.
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Australia -- Drama.
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DVDs.
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| Genre |
Feature films.
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Feature films Australia.
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Motion pictures, Australian.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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| Added Author |
Armstrong, Gillian, 1950-
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Fiennes, Ralph.
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Blanchett, Cate, 1969-
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Hinds, Ciarán, 1953-
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Wilkinson, Tom, 1948-
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Jones, Laura, 1951-
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Dalton, Robin.
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White, Timothy.
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Carey, Peter.
Oscar and Lucinda.
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Fox Searchlight Pictures.
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Australian Film Finance Corporation.
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New South Wales Film and Television Office.
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Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, Inc.
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| Standard No. |
024543130864 |
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