
Billy Liar (1963)
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.
Production Companies
Additional Info
Budget | $0.00 |
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Revenue | $35,609.00 |
Original Language | en |
Popularity | 6.198 |
Directed By
John Schlesinger
Crew
Keith Waterhouse
John Schlesinger
Keith Waterhouse
Willis Hall
Richard Rodney Bennett
Mike Rutter
Tom Buchanan
Charles Blair
Willis Hall
Keith Waterhouse
Jack Rix
Roger Cherrill
Joyce James
Bob Lawrance
Miriam Brickman
Ray Simm
Frank Ernst
Joseph Janni
Denys N. Coop
Martin Atkinson
Neil Binney
Clifford Cross
Jim Brennan
Tom Brooker
Phil Meighan
Dennis Maddison
Peter Handford
Archie Eyers
John Cox
Jack Atcheler
Bill Read
John Campbell
Fred Burrows
Kesra Singh
Ken Bridgeman
Frank Robertson
John Feehan
Bert Lott
Harry Gillard
Malcolm Cooke
Ralph Weighell
Wilfred Campbell
Percy Fisher
John Illisley
Frank Willis
Ron Beck
John Hollingsworth
Jack Laxton
Jean Short
Laura Nightingale
Jack Gardner
Edna Tromans
Pamela Mann
Ann Skinner
TOP CAST

Tom Courtenay
William Terrence 'Billy' Fisher

Julie Christie
Liz

Wilfred Pickles
Geoffrey Fisher

Mona Washbourne
Alice Fisher

Ethel Griffies
Grandma Florence

Finlay Currie
Duxbury

Gwendolyn Watts
Rita

Helen Fraser
Barbara

Leonard Rossiter
Emanuel Shadrack

Rodney Bewes
Arthur Crabtree

George Innes
Stamp

Leslie Randall
Danny Boon

Patrick Barr
Inspector MacDonald

Ernest Clark
Prison Governor
Godfrey Winn
Disc Jockey

Jack Cunningham
Ticket Examiner (uncredited)

Harry Landis
Man on Train (uncredited)

E. V. H. Emmett
Newsreel Commentator (uncredited)

Anna Wing
Mrs. Crabtree (uncredited)

Sheila Fearn
Telephonist (uncredited)
Muriel Day
Singer - Dance Hall (uncredited)
Lester Leigh
Band Leader - Dance Hall (uncredited)
Reginald Green
Mr. Matthieson (uncredited)

Margaret Lacey
Mrs. Matthieson (uncredited)

Robin Parkinson
Jeweller's Assistant (uncredited)
David Scase
Man in the Record Shop (uncredited)

Jessie Robins
Large Woman in Hospital (uncredited)
Graham Rigby
Supermarket Manager (uncredited)

Jim Brady
Prisoner Escort (uncredited)

Neville Smith
Youth (uncredited)
Leslie Lawton
Youth (uncredited)

John Tordoff
Youth in Wimpy Bar (uncredited)
Flo Fallows
Prostitute (uncredited)
Alice Woods
Prostitute (uncredited)

John Schlesinger
Officer in Dream (uncredited)

Bryan Mosley
Bit Part (uncredited)
Aleksander Browne
Bit Part (uncredited)
James Byron
Serviceman (uncredited)
Douglas Clarke
Serviceman (uncredited)
Alan Clayton
Serviceman (uncredited)
George Ghent
Danny's PRO (uncredited)
Topsy Jane
Liz (uncredited)
Natalie Kent
Bit Part (uncredited)
Ted Morris
Funeral Driver (uncredited)
Elisabeth Murray
Bit Part (uncredited)
Stuart Myers
Man Reading Newspaper (uncredited)
James Payne
Man in Station Cafe (uncredited)
George Spence
Man in Crowd (uncredited)
Elaine Stevens
Danny's Secretary (uncredited)
William Wymar
Army Man (uncredited)