A Shocking Accident

A Shocking Accident
Film poster
Directed byJames Scott
Written byJames Scott
Ernie Eban
Based on"A Shocking Accident"
by Graham Greene
Produced byChristine Oestreicher
StarringRupert Everett
Jenny Seagrove
CinematographyAdam Barker-Mill
Edited byTom Priestley
Music bySimon Brint
Simon Wallace
Production
companies
Flamingo Pictures Ltd
Virgin Films
NFFC
Distributed byColumbia-EMI-Warner Distributors
Release date
  • April 1982 (1982-04)
Running time
25 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

A Shocking Accident is a 1982 British short comedy film directed by James Scott and produced by Christine Oestreicher, based on Graham Greene's short story by the same name. In 1983, Oestreicher won the Oscar for Best Live Action Short at the 55th Academy Awards.[1][2]

  1. ^ "New York Times: A Shocking Accident". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. 2011. Archived from the original on 20 May 2011. Retrieved 24 May 2008.
  2. ^ "The 55th Academy Awards | 1983". Oscars.org | Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. 5 October 2014. Retrieved 7 December 2020.