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Sredni Vashtar is a 1981 short film directed, written, and produced by Andrew Birkin. It is based on the short story of the same name written by Saki. It won the BAFTA award for Best Short Film, and was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film.

Cast

• Sacha Puttnam - Conradin (as Alexander Puttnam)
• Judy Campbell - Aunt Augusta
• Lila Kaye - Mrs. Woolridge
• Patty Hannock - Effie
• Gorden Kaye - Ogden
• Vernon Dobtcheff - Dr. Russell
• Allan Corduner - Mortimer
• Shona Morris - Vera

References

1. "ANNO". anno.co.uk.
2. "Sredni Vashtar" – via mubi.com.
3. "Sredni Vashtar (1981)". BFI. Archived from the original on 11 August 2020.
4. "1981 Film Short Film | BAFTA Awards". awards.bafta.org.
5. "Short Film Winners: 1983 Oscars-YouTube". Archived from the original on 15 December 2021.

External links

• Sredni Vashtar at IMDb
• Video on YouTube, posted by Andrew Birkin

v t e Hector Hugh Munro (Saki)
Novels	The Westminster Alice (1902) The Unbearable Bassington (1912) When William Came (1913)
Short story collections	The Chronicles of Clovis (1911) Beasts and Super-Beasts (1914)
Short stories	Gabriel-Ernest (1909) Tobermory (1909) Sredni Vashtar (1911)
Plays	The Watched Pot (1924)
Adaptations	Sredni Vashtar (1981) The Open Doors (2004)

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