A Shocking Accident

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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]

Production

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The film was completed with finance from the Virgin Group who were so happy with the end result it led to the formation of Virgin Films.[3]

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