A Shocking Accident
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A Shocking Accident is a 1982 British short comedy film directed by James Scott, based on Graham Greene's short story by the same name. About a boy whose father is killed in Naples, when a pig falls on him as a balcony collapses. The incident haunts the boy through his later life until he meets a girl who understands his side of the story. The film won an Oscar at the 55th Academy Awards for Best Live Action Short and was nominated for BAFTA in 1983.
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Cast
20 people
Rupert Everett
Jerome Weathersby
Known for
Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children
Shrek 2
Jenny Seagrove
Sally
Known for
The Guardian
Local Hero
Richard Craven
James Scott
Barbara Hicks
Aunt Joyce
Known for
Brazil
Evil Under the Sun
Christine Oestreicher
Benjamin Whitrow
Headmaster
Known for
Pride and Prejudice
Chicken Run
Ernie Eban
Tim Seely
Stephen
Known for
Mutiny on the Bounty
Agatha
Richenda Carey
Susan
Known for
Colonia
Residue
Tim Seeley
Stephen
Sophie Ward
Amanda
Known for
Young Sherlock Holmes
Strike
James Scott Director · Ernie Eban Screenplay Adam Barker-Mill Cinematographer
United States release October 1, 1982 · Produced in United Kingdom · Production Virgin Films, National Film Finance Corporation (NFFC)
Production
Flamingo Films Ltd.
Production
Virgin Films
Production
National Film Finance Corporation (NFFC)
Production
Virgin
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United Kingdom
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Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · October 1, 1982
Theatrical
United Kingdom · October 15, 1982
Theatrical
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