A Shocking Accident
A Shocking Accident | |
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Directed by | James Scott |
Written by | James Scott Ernie Eban |
Based on | "A Shocking Accident" by Graham Greene |
Produced by | Christine Oestreicher Richard Craven |
Starring | Rupert Everett Jenny Seagrove |
Cinematography | Adam Barker-Mill |
Edited by | Tom Priestley |
Music by | Simon Brint Simon Wallace |
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Distributed by | Columbia-EMI-Warner Distributors |
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Running time | 25 minutes |
Country | United Kingdom |
Language | English |
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. In 1983, it won an Oscar at the 55th Academy Awards for Best Live Action Short.[1][2]
Cast[]
- Rupert Everett as Jerome and Mr. Weathersby
- Jenny Seagrove as Sally
- Barbara Hicks as Aunt Joyce
- Benjamin Whitrow as Headmaster
- as Stephen
- Richenda Carey as Susan
- Sophie Ward as Amanda
- as Brenda
- Daniel Chatto as Paul
- as Italian Girl
- Oliver Blackburn as Jerome (aged 9)
- Robert Popper as Jerome (aged 13)
- Timothy Stark as Kingsley
- Luke Taylor as Taylor
- Gary Russell as School Captain
References[]
- ^ "New York Times: A Shocking Accident". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Baseline & All Movie Guide. 2011. Archived from the original on 20 May 2011. Retrieved 24 May 2008.
- ^ "The 55th Academy Awards | 1983". Oscars.org | Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
External links[]
- A Shocking Accident at IMDb
Categories:
- 1982 films
- English-language films
- 1982 comedy films
- 1982 short films
- British films
- British short films
- British independent films
- British comedy films
- Comedy short films
- Films based on short fiction
- Films based on works by Graham Greene
- Live Action Short Film Academy Award winners
- 1980s British film stubs
- Short comedy film stubs