
A Shocking Accident
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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- Theatrical1 Oct 1982
United KingdomGB
- TheatricalPG15 Oct 1982
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A Shocking Accident was released on 1 October 1982.
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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 above the street. Shortly afterwards, we learn that the poor young “Jerome”, a long way away at a posh English boarding school, has just been orphaned and that the cause of his predicament is the source of much mirth and …
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