Billy Elliot (2000)
Overview
County Durham, England, 1984. The miners' strike has started and the police have started coming up from Bethnal Green, starting a class war with the lower classes suffering. Caught in the middle of the conflict is 11-year old Billy Elliot, who, after leaving his boxing club for the day, stumbles upon a ballet class and finds out that he's naturally talented. He practices with his teacher Mrs. Wilkinson for an upcoming audition in Newcastle-upon Tyne for the royal Ballet school in London.
Production Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $5,000,000.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $109,280,263.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 28.851 |
Directed By
Stephen Daldry
Crew
Greg Brenman
Jonathan Finn
Stephen Daldry
Stephen Warbeck
Maria Djurkovic
Mark Holding
Brian Tufano
Jina Jay
John Wilson
Peter Darling
Lee Hall
Zoe Morgan
Nevette Previd
Ian Thomas
Charles Brand
Tessa Ross
David M. Thompson
Natascha Wharton
Tori Parry
Adam O'Neill
Tatiana Macdonald
Stewart Meachem
Ivana Primorac
Ivana Primorac
Nikita Rae
Nikita Rae
Michael Birtley
Alison Banks
Alex Bignell
Mike Hanley
Martin Harrison
Finn McGrath
Aurelia Thomas
Peter Eusebe
Richard Finney
Matthew Gough
Zane Hayward
Stewart Henderson
Mark Holding
Darren McQuade
Mike Prestwood Smith
Ted Swanscott
Stuart Murdoch
Daniel Wright
Richard Briscoe
Richard Bradshaw
Neil Finnighan
Steve Griffin
Richard Hammatt
Paul Heasman
Nick Hobbs
Rob Inch
Andrew Lambert
Derek Lea
Ray Nicholas
Seon Rogers
Lee Sheward
C.C. Smiff
Mark Southworth
Alan Stuart
Robert Fabbri
Liam McGill
TOP CAST
Jamie Bell
Billy Elliot
Gary Lewis
Jackie Elliot
Julie Walters
Mrs Wilkinson
Jean Heywood
Grandma
Jamie Draven
Tony Elliot
Stuart Wells
Michael Caffrey
Mike Elliot
George Watson
Billy Fane
Mr Braithwaite
Nicola Blackwell
Debbie Wilkinson
Carol McGuigan
Librarian
Joe Renton
Gary Poulson
Colin MacLachlan
Mr Tom Wilkinson
Janine Birkett
Billy's mother
Trevor Fox
PC Jeff Peverly
Charlie Hardwick
Sheila Briggs
Denny Ferguson
Miner
Dennis Lingard
NCB Official
Matthew James Thomas
Simon
Stephen Mangan
Ballet Doctor
Paul Ridley
Tutor in Medical
Patrick Malahide
Principal
Barbara Leigh-Hunt
Vice-Principal
Imogen Claire
Tutor 1
Diana Kent
Tutor 2
Neil North
Tutor 3
Lee Williams
Tutor 4
Petra Siniawski
Teacher
Merelina Kendall
Secretary
Zoë Bell
Sandra
Tracey Wilkinson
Geography Teacher
Merryn Owen
Michael (aged 25)
Adam Cooper
Billy (aged 25)
Dylan Barnes
PC White (uncredited)
Liam Elcoat
Young boy (uncredited)
Adam Galbraith
Dancer in 'Swan Lake' (uncredited)
Darren Jacobs
Dancer in 'Swan Lake' (uncredited)
Hendrick January
Dancer in 'Swan Lake' (uncredited)
Sharon Percy
Jenny Poulson (uncredited)
Ken Richardson
Police Officer (uncredited)
Leonard Silver
Dancer (uncredited)
Lee Smikle
Dancer in 'Swan Lake' (uncredited)
Catherine Turgoose
Teenage Party Guest (uncredited)
Damian Winter-Higgins
Dancer in 'Swan Lake' (uncredited)
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