Accident
In 'Accident' (1967) Two Oxford students, William (Michael York) and Anna (Jacqueline Sassard), crash their car outside their professor Stephen's (Bogarde) house. The lecturer finds William dead and Anna in shock, and the horrifying spectacle in front of him triggers memories of their previous meetings. It transpires that Anna .. Read more
| Starring | Dirk Bogarde, Chris Sarandon, Harold Pinter, Sylvia Sims |
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| Director | Basil Dearden, Joseph Losey, Roy Boulting |
| Genres | Drama |
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Accident
In 'Accident' (1967) Two Oxford students, William (Michael York) and Anna (Jacqueline Sassard), crash their car outside their professor Stephen's (Bogarde) house. The lecturer finds William dead and Anna in shock, and the horrifying spectacle in front of him triggers memories of their previous meetings. It transpires that Anna had been having an affair with one of the professor's colleagues, and, in a flashback to a Sunday dinner party, it is revealed what part Stephen had to play in the fall-out from the relationship.
| Starring | Dirk Bogarde, Chris Sarandon, Harold Pinter, Sylvia Sims, Marjorie Rhodes, Wilfred Pickles, Jack Warner, Murray Head, Barry Foster, Patrick Magee, Liz Fraser, Michael York, Vivien Merchant, James Fox, Stanley Baker, Avril Angers, Sarah Miles, Dennis Price, Wendy Craig, Bernard Lee, John Comer, Jacqueline Sassard, Leo McKern, Tom Courtenay |
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| Director | Basil Dearden, Joseph Losey, Roy Boulting |
| Studio | OPTIMUM HOME ENTERTAINMENT |
| Certificate | |
| Genres | Drama |
| Language | DVD: English |
| Released | DVD: 23 Jun 2003 |
| Format | DVD |
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Accident
This is the second of the three collaborations between Joseph Losey and Harold Pinter in the 1960's and in my view is probably the least successful; although the style is similar and shares similar credentials in putting the British class system under scruitiny. The ridiculous stiff upper lip quality in upper class Englishmen does not make for very interesting viewing, however, and the acting is less compelling than in 'The Servant' and 'The Go-Between'. Pinter himself appears as a BBC producer in an oddly unconvincing scene. That said, Pinter's spare, economical dialogue almost always rings true and the film is still worth watching.
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Accident
This is the second of the three collaborations between Joseph Losey and Harold Pinter in the 1960's and in my view is probably the least successful; although the style is similar and shares similar credentials in putting the British class system under scruitiny. The ridiculous stiff upper lip quality in upper class Englishmen does not make for very interesting viewing, however, and the acting is less compelling than in 'The Servant' and 'The Go-Between'. Pinter himself appears as a BBC producer in an oddly unconvincing scene. That said, Pinter's spare, economical dialogue almost always rings true and the film is still worth watching.
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