When there are rivers to be forded.

Description: In mid-1800s England, Oscar is a young Anglican priest, a misfit and an outcast, but with the soul of an angel. As a boy, even though from a strict Pentecostal family, he felt God told him through a sign to leave his father and hi...

Cast:
Oscar Hopkins: Ralph Fiennes
Lucinda Leplastrier: Cate Blanchett
Reverend Dennis Hasset: Ciarán Hinds
Hugh Stratton: Tom Wilkinson
Mr. Jeffries: Richard Roxburgh
Theophilus: Clive Russell
Percy Smith: Bille Brown
Miriam Chadwick: Josephine Byrnes
Wardley-Fish: Barnaby Kay
Jimmy D'Abbs: Barry Otto
Betty Stratton: Linda Bassett
Narrator: Geoffrey Rush
Young Lucinda: Polly Cheshire
Elizabeth Leplastrier: Gillian Jones
Abel Leplastrier: Robert Menzies
Young Oscar: Adam Hayes
Oscar (13 Years Old): James Tingey
Mrs. Williams: Matyelok Gibbs
Fanny Drabble: Sonia Ritter
College Student: Nicholas Fordham
George Loxwood: Sam Newman
Mr. Ahearn: Peter Whitford
Mrs. Ahearn: Lynette Curran
Steamer Captain: Ron Blanchard
Frazer: Colin Taylor
Hotel Maid: Michelle Doake
Society Gossip: Elspeth MacTavish
Miss Shaddock: Andrea Moor
Miss Malcolm: Leverne McDonnell
Charley Fig: Geoff Morrell
Mr. Tomasetti: Christian Manon
Dog Pit Caller: Douglas Hedge
Belgian Girl: Lucy Knight
Belgian Boy: Tobias Saunders
Belgian Grandmother: Marianne Borgo
Belgian Mother: Vanessa Seydoux
Melody: Catherine Harvey
Purser's Assistant: Ray MacAllan
Levanthian Steward: Andrew Davis
Gambling Steward: Matt Potter
Rabbit Girl: Louella Pleffer
Aboriginal Busker: David Page
Bishop Dancer: Norman Kaye
The Dean: Michael Duggan
Elderly Parishoner: Basil Clarke
Mrs. Judd: Babs McMillan
Allie, Trevis Girl: Mary Kavanagh
Trevis Boy: Treffyn Koreshoff
The Verger: Patrick Blackwell
Miss Mary Hasset: Lucy Bell
Fan Tan Croupier: Wing Hall
Fan Tan Player: Heng Soh
Mr. Judd: Chris Haywood
Mrs. Smith: Judi Farr
Glassworker: Stuart Campbell
Glassworks Foreman: Les Dayman
Waiter: Andre Lillis
Diner: Dacre King
Expeditioner: Damian Monk
Young Carpenter: Greg Segal
Narcod Guide: Wallengari Karntawara
Kumbaingiri Man: Brett Laurie
Man in Tavern: Steve Rodgers
Publican's Wife: Kim Hillas
Aboriginal Woman: Elma Kris
Mrs. Trevis: Fiona Press
Kumbaingiri Woman: Elaine Hughes
Government Inspector: Philip Dodd
Oscar's Son: Patrick Andrews
Oscar's Great Great Granddaughter: Taleah Melenhorst
Young Mother: Sierra Doherty Gillin
Farm worker: Mark White
Lucinda's draughtsman: Tony Williams

Written by: Laura Jones, Peter Carey

Director: Gillian Armstrong

Production: Fox Searchlight Pictures, Dalton Films, Australian Film Finance Corporation

Release date: 31 Dec 1997

Box Office: $1,897,404