A Shocking Accident

A Shocking Accident
A Shocking Accident
	Film poster
Directed by	James Scott
Written by	James Scott; Ernie Eban
Based on	"A Shocking Accident"; by Graham Greene
Produced by	Christine Oestreicher
Starring	Rupert Everett ; Jenny Seagrove
Cinematography	Adam Barker-Mill
Edited by	Tom Priestley
Music by	Simon Brint ; Simon Wallace
Production; companies	Flamingo Pictures Ltd; Virgin Films ; NFFC
Distributed by	Columbia-EMI-Warner Distributors
Release date	April 1982;
Running time	25 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English

Last updated December 28, 2025

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]

Cast

Rupert Everett as Jerome and Mr. Weathersby
Jenny Seagrove as Sally
Barbara Hicks as Aunt Joyce
Benjamin Whitrow as Headmaster
Tim Seeley as Stephen
Richenda Carey as Susan
Sophie Ward as Amanda
Sara Heliane Elliot as Brenda
Daniel Chatto as Paul
Katherine Best as Italian Girl
Oliver Blackburn as Jerome (aged 9)
Robert Popper as Jerome (aged 13)
Timothy Stark as Kingsley
Luke Taylor as Taylor
Gary Russell as School Captain

Production

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]

References

↑ "New York Times: A Shocking Accident". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times . 2011. Archived from the original on 20 May 2011. Retrieved 24 May 2008.
↑ "The 55th Academy Awards | 1983". Oscars.org | Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. 5 October 2014. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
↑ Vagg, Stephen (18 December 2025). "Forgotten British Film Moguls: Al Clark". Filmink. Retrieved 18 December 2025.

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[NY_Times-1] "New York Times: A Shocking Accident". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times . 2011. Archived from the original on 20 May 2011. Retrieved 24 May 2008.

[2] "The 55th Academy Awards | 1983". Oscars.org | Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. 5 October 2014. Retrieved 7 December 2020.

[al-3] Vagg, Stephen (18 December 2025). "Forgotten British Film Moguls: Al Clark". Filmink. Retrieved 18 December 2025.

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Other	Brighton Rock (play) Shades of Greene
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