A Shocking Accident (movie)
- User score: 6.2
- Production country: United Kingdom
- Producer: James Scott
- Production companies: Flamingo Films Ltd., Virgin Films
- Genre: Comedy, Romance
- Release date: 10/1/1982
- Run time: 25 min.
Movie description
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.
