James Hill: James Hill. Director: The Home-Made Car. British writer, director and producer. A former documentary maker, he started with the GPO Film Unit in 1937 as an assistant, then served in the RAF Film Unit during World War II. Post-war, he made further documentaries as well as children's films, both feature-length (starting with The Stolen Plans (1952)) and shorts. His best known feature film was Born Free (1966), the story of...
Known For: The Home-Made Car (Director), Giuseppina (Director), Worzel Gummidge (Director), An Elephant Called Slowly (Director)