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 | 6.096 |
Directed By
John Schlesinger
Crew
John Schlesinger
Keith Waterhouse
Willis Hall
Keith Waterhouse
Richard Rodney Bennett
Mike Rutter
Tom Buchanan
Charles Blair
Keith Waterhouse
Willis Hall
Joseph Janni
Jack Rix
Denys N. Coop
Roger Cherrill
Miriam Brickman
Ray Simm
Joyce James
Bob Lawrance
Frank Ernst
Jim Brennan
Ken Bridgeman
Martin Atkinson
Tom Brooker
Clifford Cross
John Feehan
Dennis Maddison
Phil Meighan
Bill Read
Malcolm Cooke
John Cox
Peter Handford
Jack Atcheler
Neil Binney
Fred Burrows
John Campbell
Wilfred Campbell
Archie Eyers
Percy Fisher
Harry Gillard
John Illisley
Bert Lott
Frank Robertson
Kesra Singh
Ralph Weighell
Frank Willis
Ron Beck
Laura Nightingale
Jack Gardner
Jean Short
John Hollingsworth
Pamela Mann
Jack Laxton
Edna Tromans
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)