The Home-Made Car (1963)
The Home-Made Car is a 1963 short film directed by James Hill about a young man who rebuilds a vintage car and finds love. Made in and around Farnborough, Hampshire, it became a cult success when regularly broadcast as a trade test colour transmission on the run up to the start of BBC2 colour transmissions. The film was nominated for an Oscar for Best Live Action Short Film.
- Date of release
- 1963-06-01
- TMDB
- 8.0 / 10 (7)
- Runtime
- 27m
- Genres
- Comedy, Drama
- Director
- James Hill
Casting
- Ronald Chudley — Young Man
- Caroline Mortimer — Young Girl
- Sandra Leo — Young Girl
- Alice Bowes
- Frank Sieman
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