The Home-Made Car

Name: The Home-Made Car
Released: 1963-06-01

1963· 0h 27m· Comedy· Drama

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.

1963-06-01

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Key Crew

DirectorJames Hill

Full cast & crew (3 cast · 1 crew)

Details

Released1963-06-01

Runtime0h 27m

StatusReleased

StudiosBritish Petroleum (BP)

CountriesUnited Kingdom

Rating8.0/10 · 7 votes

Original languageen

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