Movie

A Shocking Accident

★ 6.4/10 · 10 votes 1982 0h 25m Released

ComedyRomance

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.

Cast

Rupert Everett Jerome Weathersby Jenny Seagrove Sally Barbara Hicks Aunt Joyce Benjamin Whitrow Headmaster Tim Seely Stephen Richenda Carey Susan