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Stephen (Dirk Bogarde - The Servant) is a middle-aged professor at Oxford University. Stifled by his life of marriage and academia, he yearns for an affair with his beautiful and enigmatic student Anna (Jacqueline Sassard - Les Biches).

He is locked into a battle for Anna's affection against her fiancé, William (Michael York - Logan's Run), whose youthful vitality he envies, and with his friend and academic rival Charley (Stanley Baker - Zulu), whose media profile and sexual success he covets.

Along with The Go-Between and The Servant, Accident is one of the three film collaborations between legendary director Joseph Losey and playwright Harold Pinter. Often acknowledged as the pinnacle of Losey's distinguished career, Accident is a compelling and unforgettable masterpiece.

Accident is released on Blu-ray and 4K UHD 28th September 2026 from StudioCanal as part of their Vintange Classics collection.

Special Features

  • 32-page booklet
  • Course Collision: Pamela Hutchinson on Accident
  • Starting by Accident: An Interview with dialogue coach Claire Davidson
  • Maxwell Caulfield interviewed by Michael Billington
  • Audio commentary by Kat Ellinger
  • John Coldstream on Dirk Bogarde
  • Interview with Harold Pinter expert Harry Burton
  • Interview with feminist author and academic Melanie Williams
  • Interview with film critic Tim Robey
  • Joseph Losey and Harold Pinter discuss Accident (1957)
  • Behind the Scenes Stills gallery
  • Colour Lobby Cards gallery
  • Trailer

Watch the trailer