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B
Strong
MASTER SCORE 64.5 / 100
1967·Drama / Romance·1h 45m

ACCIDENT

“The story of a love triangle... and the four people trapped in it!”

Stephen is a professor at Oxford University who is caught in a rut and feels trapped by his life in both academia and marriage. One of his students, William, is engaged to the beautiful Anna, and Stephen becomes enamored of the younger woman. These three people become linked together by a horrible car crash, with flashbacks providing details into the lives of each person and their connection to the others in this brooding English drama.

Above the Line
Joseph Losey·DirectorHarold Pinter·ScreenplayNicholas Mosley·NovelGerry Fisher·Director of PhotographyJohn Dankworth·Original Music ComposerReginald Beck·Editor
Cast
Dirk Bogarde·StephenStanley Baker·CharleyJacqueline Sassard·AnnaMichael York·WilliamVivien Merchant·RosalindDelphine Seyrig·FrancescaAlexander Knox·ProvostAnn Firbank·LauraBrian Phelan·Police SergeantTerence Rigby·Plain Clothed Policeman
Full Crew
(30 credits)
Directing· 3
Joseph Losey·DirectorPamela Davies·ContinuityRichard F. Dalton·Assistant Director
Writing· 2
Harold Pinter·ScreenplayNicholas Mosley·Novel
Camera· 3
Gerry Fisher·Director of PhotographyDerek V. Browne·Camera OperatorTed Reed·Still Photographer
Editing· 1
Reginald Beck·Editor
Sound & Music· 7
John Dankworth·Original Music ComposerGerry Humphreys·Sound RecordistSimon Kaye·Sound RecordistAlan Bell·Sound EditorDavid Snell·MusicianJohn Marron·MusicianDavid Lindup·Orchestrator
Art & Design· 6
Beatrice Dawson·Costume DesignCarmen Dillon·Art DirectionBob Lawrance·Makeup ArtistGeoffrey Stephenson·Property BuyerTony Morris·Construction ManagerAlf Pegley·Props
Production· 5
Joseph Losey·ProducerNorman Priggen·ProducerVicki Deason·Production SecretaryGeoffrey Haine·Production SupervisorTheo Cowan·Publicist
Other Departments· 3
Pearl Tipaldi·HairdresserSue Yelland·Wardrobe SupervisorMaureen Gregson·Unit Publicist
By the Numbers
64.5
OF 100
Master Score
6.8
OF 10
IMDb
75%
CRITICS
Rotten Tomatoes
—
Worldwide Gross
0
Oscar Wins
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THE VISUAL DECONSTRUCTION

A bespoke vision agent's reading of the design language behind Accident's key art.

Dominant Palette
3 colors
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Mood
Ominous, Tense, Dramatic
Composition
Diagonal
Era
Modern
Visual Style
Photographic

“The image depicts a dark, rainy night scene with a wet asphalt road curving into the distance, flanked by dense, dark trees. A helicopter with a bright searchli”

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Key Elements
HelicopterSearchlightRoadStreetlampTreesFire
Atmosphere
Dark, Gritty, Foggy
Color Mood
Cool
Setting
Rural
Design Score
7/10
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