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Tight 27-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
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The Home-Made Car
1963 0h 27m EN
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★8.0TMDB · 7
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Synopsis
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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.
“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”
Cast
Ronald Chudley
Young Man
Caroline Mortimer
Young Girl
Sandra Leo
Young Girl
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- James Hill
- Countries
- United Kingdom
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
James Hill directs. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United Kingdom.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Tight 27-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
- 263 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
- 3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
- 4Ronald Chudley and Caroline Mortimer and Sandra Leo carry the top of the cast.
- 5IMDB entry: tt0057149 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 6Only 7 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
The technical file
- Runtime
- 27 min · 0h 27m
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- EN
Also by
James Hill
Trailers & featurettes
Watch the pieces
Production companies
Who made it
British Petroleum (BP)
GB
Key crew
Release history · US
When it landed
- Theatrical1963-06-01
