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A Shocking Accident

1982 25 min 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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1 win

  • 1982 SHORT FILM (Live Action) Christine Oestreicher

director James Scott

writers James Scott, Ernie Eban

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