Accident (1967)

Directed by

Joseph Losey

Genre

drama film

Country

United Kingdom

Runtime

1h 46m

Rated

NR

Rating

6.4 of 10 from 118 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Two middle-aged academics become entangled in a love triangle with a female student who is already engaged. The story follows the emotional and intellectual conflicts that arise from this situation.

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What happens

Accident is a 1967 British drama film directed and produced by Joseph Losey, adapted by Harold Pinter from the 1965 novel by Nicholas Mosley. It stars Dirk Bogarde, Stanley Baker, and Jacqueline Sassard, with supporting roles played by Michael York, Vivien Merchant, Delphine Seyrig, and Alexander Knox. In the film, two middle-aged academics find themselves in love triangle with their own student, who is already engaged. This film is the second of three Losey–Pinter collaborations; the others are The Servant (1963) and The Go-Between (1971). It was also the last of several collaborations between Losey and Stanley Baker. Accident was released by London Independent Producers on 9 February 1967, and received generally positive reviews. At the 1967 Cannes Film Festival, it won the Grand Prix Spécial du Jury award. It was nominated for four BAFTA Awards, including Best British Film and Best British Screenplay. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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