Accident

Synopsis

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.

Where to watch (US)

Cast

Dirk Bogarde

Stephen

Stanley Baker

Charley

Jacqueline Sassard

Anna

Michael York

William

Vivien Merchant

Rosalind

Delphine Seyrig

Francesca

Alexander Knox

Provost

Ann Firbank

Laura

Brian Phelan

Police Sergeant

Terence Rigby

Plain Clothed Policeman

Freddie Jones

Man in Bell's Office

JJ

Jill Johnson

Secretary

JH

Jane Hillary

Receptionist

Maxwell Caulfield

Ted