CinemaOSMovie · 1963 · 1h 38m

Billy Liar

one guy ... three girls ... one ring!

68%(128)IMDbComedyRomanceDrama

A young Englishman dreams of escaping from his working class family and dead-end job as an undertaker's assistant. A number of indiscretions cause him to lie in order to avoid the penalties. His life turns into a mess and he has an opportunity to run away and leave it all behind.

Directed byJohn Schlesinger

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Status
Released
Runtime
1h 38m
Language
EN
Released
August 15, 1963
Revenue
$35,609
Studios
Vic Films ProductionsWaterfall Productions

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Featuring

Cast & crew

10 credited
Starring
Tom Courtenay

Tom Courtenay

William Terrence 'Billy' Fisher

Julie Christie

Julie Christie

Liz

Wilfred Pickles

Wilfred Pickles

Geoffrey Fisher

Mona Washbourne

Mona Washbourne

Alice Fisher

Ethel Griffies

Ethel Griffies

Grandma Florence

Finlay Currie

Finlay Currie

Duxbury

Gwendolyn Watts

Rita

Helen Fraser

Helen Fraser

Barbara

Leonard Rossiter

Leonard Rossiter

Emanuel Shadrack

Rodney Bewes

Rodney Bewes

Arthur Crabtree

Creative team
Directed by
John Schlesinger
John Schlesinger
Written by
Willis Hall
Keith Waterhouse
Produced by
Joseph Janni

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