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A Shocking Accident

62% | Oct 01, 1982 | Comedy, Romance

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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Hajera Hoovadia
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Simon Brint
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Rupert Everett
Jerome Weathersby
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Barbara Hicks
Aunt Joyce
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Benjamin Whitrow
Headmaster
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Tim Seely
Stephen

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