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19631h 38mEnglish

Billy Liar

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

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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.

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DirectorJohn Schlesinger

Keywords

dreamsnorthern englandbased on novel or booklieyorkshiretrainambrosiabradford
Box Office$36K

Cast

Tom Courtenay as William Terrence 'Billy' Fisher

Tom Courtenay

William Terrence 'Billy' Fisher

Julie Christie as Liz

Julie Christie

Liz

Wilfred Pickles as Geoffrey Fisher

Wilfred Pickles

Geoffrey Fisher

Mona Washbourne as Alice Fisher

Mona Washbourne

Alice Fisher

Ethel Griffies as Grandma Florence

Ethel Griffies

Grandma Florence

Finlay Currie as Duxbury

Finlay Currie

Duxbury

Gwendolyn Watts as Rita

Gwendolyn Watts

Rita

Helen Fraser as Barbara

Helen Fraser

Barbara

Leonard Rossiter as Emanuel Shadrack

Leonard Rossiter

Emanuel Shadrack

Rodney Bewes as Arthur Crabtree

Rodney Bewes

Arthur Crabtree