Billy Liar(1963)
movie - first aired/released 1963-08-15 - 98 min - audience 6.8
Comedy, Romance, Drama
Directed by John Schlesinger
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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Cast
Tom CourtenayWilliam Terrence 'Billy' Fisher
Julie ChristieLiz
Wilfred PicklesGeoffrey Fisher
Mona WashbourneAlice Fisher
Ethel GriffiesGrandma Florence
Finlay CurrieDuxbury- Gwendolyn WattsRita
Helen FraserBarbara
Leonard RossiterEmanuel Shadrack
Rodney BewesArthur Crabtree
George InnesStamp
Leslie RandallDanny Boon
Patrick BarrInspector MacDonald
Ernest ClarkPrison Governor- Godfrey WinnDisc Jockey
Jack CunninghamTicket Examiner (uncredited)
Harry LandisMan on Train (uncredited)- E. V. H. EmmettNewsreel Commentator (uncredited)
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Anna WingMrs. Crabtree (uncredited)
Sheila FearnTelephonist (uncredited)- Muriel DaySinger - Dance Hall (uncredited)
- Lester LeighBand Leader - Dance Hall (uncredited)
- Reginald GreenMr. Matthieson (uncredited)
Margaret LaceyMrs. Matthieson (uncredited)
Robin ParkinsonJeweller's Assistant (uncredited)- David ScaseMan in the Record Shop (uncredited)
Jessie RobinsLarge Woman in Hospital (uncredited)- Graham RigbySupermarket Manager (uncredited)
Jim BradyPrisoner Escort (uncredited)
Neville SmithYouth (uncredited)- Leslie LawtonYouth (uncredited)
John TordoffYouth in Wimpy Bar (uncredited)- Flo FallowsProstitute (uncredited)
- Alice WoodsProstitute (uncredited)
John SchlesingerOfficer in Dream (uncredited)
Bryan MosleyBit Part (uncredited)- Aleksander BrowneBit Part (uncredited)
- James ByronServiceman (uncredited)
- Douglas ClarkeServiceman (uncredited)
- Alan ClaytonServiceman (uncredited)
- George GhentDanny's PRO (uncredited)
- Topsy JaneLiz (uncredited)
- Natalie KentBit Part (uncredited)
- Ted MorrisFuneral Driver (uncredited)
- Elisabeth MurrayBit Part (uncredited)
- Stuart MyersMan Reading Newspaper (uncredited)
- James PayneMan in Station Cafe (uncredited)
- George SpenceMan in Crowd (uncredited)
- Elaine StevensDanny's Secretary (uncredited)
- William WymarArmy Man (uncredited)
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