Billy Liar
Comedy | Romance
Release Date
August 15, 1963
Duration
98 min
Status
Released
Language
en
Overview
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.
Casts
William Terrence 'Billy' Fisher
Tom Courtenay
Liz
Julie Christie
Geoffrey Fisher
Wilfred Pickles
Alice Fisher
Mona Washbourne
Grandma Florence
Ethel Griffies
Duxbury
Finlay Currie
Rita
Gwendolyn Watts
Barbara
Helen Fraser
Emanuel Shadrack
Leonard Rossiter
Arthur Crabtree
Rodney Bewes
Stamp
George Innes
Danny Boon
Leslie Randall
Inspector MacDonald
Patrick Barr
Prison Governor
Ernest Clark
Disc Jockey
Godfrey Winn
Ticket Examiner (uncredited)
Jack Cunningham
Man on Train (uncredited)
Harry Landis
Newsreel Commentator (uncredited)
E. V. H. Emmett
Mrs. Crabtree (uncredited)
Anna Wing
Telephonist (uncredited)
Sheila Fearn
Singer - Dance Hall (uncredited)
Muriel Day
Band Leader - Dance Hall (uncredited)
Lester Leigh
Mr. Matthieson (uncredited)
Reginald Green
Mrs. Matthieson (uncredited)
Margaret Lacey
Jeweller's Assistant (uncredited)
Robin Parkinson
Man in the Record Shop (uncredited)
David Scase
Large Woman in Hospital (uncredited)
Jessie Robins
Supermarket Manager (uncredited)
Graham Rigby
Prisoner Escort (uncredited)
Jim Brady
Youth (uncredited)
Neville Smith
Youth (uncredited)
Leslie Lawton
Youth in Wimpy Bar (uncredited)
John Tordoff
Prostitute (uncredited)
Flo Fallows
Prostitute (uncredited)
Alice Woods
Officer in Dream (uncredited)
John Schlesinger
Bit Part (uncredited)
Bryan Mosley
Bit Part (uncredited)
Aleksander Browne
Serviceman (uncredited)
James Byron
Serviceman (uncredited)
Douglas Clarke
Serviceman (uncredited)
Alan Clayton
Danny's PRO (uncredited)
George Ghent
Liz (uncredited)
Topsy Jane
Bit Part (uncredited)
Natalie Kent
Funeral Driver (uncredited)
Ted Morris
Bit Part (uncredited)
Elisabeth Murray
Man Reading Newspaper (uncredited)
Stuart Myers
Man in Station Cafe (uncredited)
James Payne
Man in Crowd (uncredited)
George Spence
Danny's Secretary (uncredited)
Elaine Stevens
Army Man (uncredited)
William Wymar
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