

Lucky Break
1994-10-20 · 94 min · ★ 4.3
Sophie, a writer of racy romance novels, is working on one of her stories in the library, when Eddie overhears her. Sophie, embarrassed by her paralyzed leg from childhood polio, spurns his advances, but when Sophie breaks her leg, she has the perfect way of hiding her disability from Eddie. As Sophie struggles to win over Eddie and hide her disability, Eddie's jealous fiance and a police officer investigating a jewel heist threaten their relationship.
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- Directors
- Ben Lewin
- Production companies
- Generation Films, Lewin Films, Such Much Films
- Countries
- Australia
- Status
- Released
Top Cast
Gia CaridesSophie
Anthony LaPagliaEddie Mercer
Rebecca GibneyGloria Wrightman
Robyn NevinAnne-Marie LePine
Marshall NapierGeorge LePine
Jacek KomanYuri Borodinoff
Lewis FianderBruce Wrightman
Mary-Anne FaheyMyra
Russell FletcherTyrone
Nicholas BellSophie's Doctor
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