A Shocking Accident

{{short description|1982 film}}

{{Use British English|date=May 2015}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2020}}

{{Infobox film

| name = A Shocking Accident

| image = A Shocking Accident.jpg

| caption = Film poster

| director = James Scott

| producer = Christine Oestreicher

| writer = James Scott
Ernie Eban

| screenplay =

| story =

| based_on = {{Based on|"A Shocking Accident"|Graham Greene}}

| starring = Rupert Everett
Jenny Seagrove

| cinematography = Adam Barker-Mill

| editing = Tom Priestley

| music = Simon Brint
Simon Wallace

| studio = Flamingo Pictures Ltd
Virgin Films
NFFC

| distributor = Columbia-EMI-Warner Distributors

| released = {{film date|df=yes|1982|4}}

| runtime = 25 minutes

| country = United Kingdom

| language = English

}}

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.{{cite web |url=https://movies.nytimes.com/movie/44418/A-Shocking-Accident/details |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110520030630/http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/44418/A-Shocking-Accident/details |url-status=dead |archive-date=20 May 2011 |department=Movies & TV Dept. |work=The New York Times |date=2011 |title=New York Times: A Shocking Accident |access-date=24 May 2008}}{{Cite web|title=The 55th Academy Awards {{!}} 1983|url=https://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1983|access-date=7 December 2020|website=Oscars.org {{!}} Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences|date=5 October 2014 |language=en}}