A Shocking Accident

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(8)

10/1/1982

EN

0h 25min

Comedy

Romance

A Shocking Accident

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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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James Scott

Screenplay

Ernie Eban

Director

James Scott

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CinemaSerf 6/8/2025

I thought that this had a little of the “Tales of the Unexpected” to it as we first meet a Neapolitan lady who is lovingly feeding her rather substantial pig on her rickety balcony several floors up a ...Show More

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