ComedyRomance

A Shocking Accident

Name: A Shocking Accident
Director: James Scott
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Released: 1982-10-01
Duration: 25 min
Rating: 6.4
Cast: Rupert Everett, Jenny Seagrove, Barbara Hicks, Benjamin Whitrow, Tim Seely

October 1, 1982

25m

TMDB6.4· 10

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.