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Billy Liar
Release Date: August 15, 1963
| Year | : | 1963 |
| Slogan | : | «one guy ... three girls ... one ring!» |
| Genres | : | Comedy, Drama, Romance |
| Production Companies | : | Vic Films Productions, Waterfall Productions |
| Director | : | John Schlesinger |
| Producers | : | Miriam Brickman, Joseph Janni, Ann Skinner, Edna Tromans, Jack Rix, Charles Blair |
| Writers | : | Willis Hall, Willis Hall, Keith Waterhouse, Keith Waterhouse, Keith Waterhouse |
| RunTime | : | 98 mins. |
| Revenue | : | 35609 |
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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Main Actors
Tom Courtenay
Character : William Terrence 'Billy' Fisher
Julie Christie
Character : Liz
Wilfred Pickles
Character : Geoffrey Fisher
Mona Washbourne
Character : Alice Fisher
Ethel Griffies
Character : Grandma Florence
Finlay Currie
Character : Duxbury
Gwendolyn Watts
Character : Rita
Helen Fraser
Character : Barbara
Leonard Rossiter
Character : Emanuel Shadrack
Rodney Bewes
Character : Arthur Crabtree
George Innes
Character : Stamp
Leslie Randall
Character : Danny Boon
Patrick Barr
Character : Inspector MacDonald
Ernest Clark
Character : Prison Governor
Godfrey Winn
Character : Disc Jockey
Jack Cunningham
Character : Ticket Examiner (uncredited)
Harry Landis
Character : Man on Train (uncredited)
E. V. H. Emmett
Character : Newsreel Commentator (uncredited)
Anna Wing
Character : Mrs. Crabtree (uncredited)
Sheila Fearn
Character : Telephonist (uncredited)
Muriel Day
Character : Singer - Dance Hall (uncredited)
Lester Leigh
Character : Band Leader - Dance Hall (uncredited)
Reginald Green
Character : Mr. Matthieson (uncredited)
Margaret Lacey
Character : Mrs. Matthieson (uncredited)
Robin Parkinson
Character : Jeweller's Assistant (uncredited)
David Scase
Character : Man in the Record Shop (uncredited)
Jessie Robins
Character : Large Woman in Hospital (uncredited)
Graham Rigby
Character : Supermarket Manager (uncredited)
Jim Brady
Character : Prisoner Escort (uncredited)
Neville Smith
Character : Youth (uncredited)
Leslie Lawton
Character : Youth (uncredited)
John Tordoff
Character : Youth in Wimpy Bar (uncredited)
Flo Fallows
Character : Prostitute (uncredited)
Alice Woods
Character : Prostitute (uncredited)
John Schlesinger
Character : Officer in Dream (uncredited)
Bryan Mosley
Character : Bit Part (uncredited)
Aleksander Browne
Character : Bit Part (uncredited)
James Byron
Character : Serviceman (uncredited)
Douglas Clarke
Character : Serviceman (uncredited)
Alan Clayton
Character : Serviceman (uncredited)
George Ghent
Character : Danny's PRO (uncredited)
Topsy Jane
Character : Liz (uncredited)
Natalie Kent
Character : Bit Part (uncredited)
Ted Morris
Character : Funeral Driver (uncredited)
Elisabeth Murray
Character : Bit Part (uncredited)
Stuart Myers
Character : Man Reading Newspaper (uncredited)
James Payne
Character : Man in Station Cafe (uncredited)
George Spence
Character : Man in Crowd (uncredited)
Elaine Stevens
Character : Danny's Secretary (uncredited)
William Wymar
Character : Army Man (uncredited)
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