Accident
1967 · Movie · NR · 105 min · ★ 6.3 · 70% critics
An Oxford professor, stuck in a stale marriage and academic routine, becomes fixated on a younger student who is engaged to one of his pupils. As rivalries and quiet resentments simmer in their privileged circle, a shocking car crash ties their lives together, with flashbacks filling in the uneasy connections.
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Details
- Years
- 1967
- Release date
- 1967-02-09
- Language
- English
- Rated
- NR
- Runtime
- 105 min
- Critic score
- 70/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.3/10 (117 votes)
About
You may enjoy this if you like slow, brooding relationship dramas where meaning sits beneath small talk and simmering jealousy; Not for you if you want fast pacing, clear answers, or likable leads, even compared with The Go-Between.
Pros: strong performances; simmering tension; moody English setting | Cons: very slow pace; hard-to-like characters; dated, male viewpoint
Themes
- infidelity
- based on novel or book
- obsession
- professor
- seduction
- oxford
- flashback
- car accident
- aristocrat
- torment
Awards & recognition
- Cannes Film Festival Grand Prix · 1967
- National Board of Review: Top Ten Films
Cast & crew
Dirk Bogarde
as Stephen
Stanley Baker
as Charley
Jacqueline Sassard
as Anna
Michael York
as William
Vivien Merchant
as Rosalind
Delphine Seyrig
as Francesca
Alexander Knox
as Provost
Ann Firbank
as Laura
Brian Phelan
as Police Sergeant
Terence Rigby
as Plain Clothed Policeman
Directed by Joseph Losey