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Cast

Rupert Everett

Rupert Everett

Jerome Weathersby

Jenny Seagrove

Jenny Seagrove

Sally

Barbara Hicks

Barbara Hicks

Aunt Joyce

Benjamin Whitrow

Benjamin Whitrow

Headmaster

Tim Seely

Tim Seely

Stephen

Richenda Carey

Richenda Carey

Susan

Sophie Ward

Sophie Ward

Amanda

Sarah Elliott

Sarah Elliott

Brenda

Daniel Chatto

Daniel Chatto

Paul

Crew

Simon Wallace

Simon Wallace

Music

Louise Stjernsward

Louise Stjernsward

Production Designer

Tom Priestley

Tom Priestley

Editor

Hajera Hoovadia

Hajera Hoovadia

Makeup Artist

Ernie Eban

Ernie Eban

Screenplay

Stephen Pushkin

Stephen Pushkin

Assistant Director

Christine Oestreicher

Christine Oestreicher

Producer

John Brommage

John Brommage

Sound

Simon Brint

Simon Brint

Music

James Scott

James Scott

Screenplay

Adam Barker-Mill

Adam Barker-Mill

Director of Photography

James Scott

James Scott

Director

Nick Laws

Nick Laws

Assistant Director

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A Shocking Accident

19826.1 / 1025 min
Comedy, Romance

Overview

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.