Billy Liar

Billy Liar (1963)

Released: 1963-08-15 Duration: 1hr 38min
Genres: Comedy Romance Drama
Rating 6.9
one guy ... three girls ... one ring!

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

Vic Films Productions
Waterfall Productions

Additional Info

Budget $0.00
Revenue $35,609.00
Original Language en
Popularity 6.096

Directed By

John Schlesinger

Crew

Screenplay
Keith Waterhouse
Screenplay
Willis Hall
Original Music Composer
Richard Rodney Bennett
Focus Puller
Mike Rutter
Boom Operator
Tom Buchanan
Production Manager
Charles Blair
Theatre Play
Keith Waterhouse
Theatre Play
Willis Hall
Producer
Joseph Janni
Associate Producer
Jack Rix
Director of Photography
Denys N. Coop
Art Direction
Ray Simm
Hairstylist
Joyce James
Makeup Artist
Bob Lawrance
First Assistant Director
Frank Ernst
Second Assistant Director
Jim Brennan
Set Dresser
Ken Bridgeman
Draughtsman
Martin Atkinson
Standby Carpenter
Clifford Cross
Property Buyer
Dennis Maddison
Painter
Bill Read
Sound Editor
Malcolm Cooke
Sound Recordist
John Cox
Sound Recordist
Peter Handford
Camera Operator
Jack Atcheler
Focus Puller
Neil Binney
Electrician
Fred Burrows
Clapper Loader
John Campbell
Electrician
Wilfred Campbell
Electrician
Archie Eyers
Electrician
Percy Fisher
Still Photographer
Harry Gillard
Electrician
John Illisley
Grip
Bert Lott
Electrician
Frank Robertson
Electrician
Kesra Singh
Electrician
Ralph Weighell
Electrician
Frank Willis
Wardrobe Master
Ron Beck
Wardrobe Supervisor
Laura Nightingale
First Assistant Editor
Jack Gardner
Assistant Editor
Jean Short
Continuity
Pamela Mann
Camera Car
Jack Laxton
Publicist
Edna Tromans
Production Secretary
Ann Skinner

TOP CAST

Tom Courtenay
Tom Courtenay

William Terrence 'Billy' Fisher

Wilfred Pickles
Wilfred Pickles

Geoffrey Fisher

Mona Washbourne
Mona Washbourne

Alice Fisher

Ethel Griffies
Ethel Griffies

Grandma Florence

Helen Fraser
Helen Fraser

Barbara

Leonard Rossiter
Leonard Rossiter

Emanuel Shadrack

Rodney Bewes
Rodney Bewes

Arthur Crabtree

Leslie Randall
Leslie Randall

Danny Boon

Patrick Barr
Patrick Barr

Inspector MacDonald

Ernest Clark
Ernest Clark

Prison Governor

Godfrey Winn
Godfrey Winn

Disc Jockey

Jack Cunningham
Jack Cunningham

Ticket Examiner (uncredited)

Harry Landis
Harry Landis

Man on Train (uncredited)

E. V. H. Emmett
E. V. H. Emmett

Newsreel Commentator (uncredited)

Anna Wing
Anna Wing

Mrs. Crabtree (uncredited)

Sheila Fearn
Sheila Fearn

Telephonist (uncredited)

Muriel Day
Muriel Day

Singer - Dance Hall (uncredited)

Lester Leigh
Lester Leigh

Band Leader - Dance Hall (uncredited)

Reginald Green
Reginald Green

Mr. Matthieson (uncredited)

Margaret Lacey
Margaret Lacey

Mrs. Matthieson (uncredited)

Robin Parkinson
Robin Parkinson

Jeweller's Assistant (uncredited)

David Scase
David Scase

Man in the Record Shop (uncredited)

Jessie Robins
Jessie Robins

Large Woman in Hospital (uncredited)

Graham Rigby
Graham Rigby

Supermarket Manager (uncredited)

Jim Brady
Jim Brady

Prisoner Escort (uncredited)

Neville Smith
Neville Smith

Youth (uncredited)

Leslie Lawton
Leslie Lawton

Youth (uncredited)

John Tordoff
John Tordoff

Youth in Wimpy Bar (uncredited)

Flo Fallows
Flo Fallows

Prostitute (uncredited)

Alice Woods
Alice Woods

Prostitute (uncredited)

John Schlesinger
John Schlesinger

Officer in Dream (uncredited)

Bryan Mosley
Bryan Mosley

Bit Part (uncredited)

Aleksander Browne
Aleksander Browne

Bit Part (uncredited)

James Byron
James Byron

Serviceman (uncredited)

Douglas Clarke
Douglas Clarke

Serviceman (uncredited)

Alan Clayton
Alan Clayton

Serviceman (uncredited)

George Ghent
George Ghent

Danny's PRO (uncredited)

Topsy Jane
Topsy Jane

Liz (uncredited)

Natalie Kent
Natalie Kent

Bit Part (uncredited)

Ted Morris
Ted Morris

Funeral Driver (uncredited)

Elisabeth Murray
Elisabeth Murray

Bit Part (uncredited)

Stuart Myers
Stuart Myers

Man Reading Newspaper (uncredited)

James Payne
James Payne

Man in Station Cafe (uncredited)

George Spence
George Spence

Man in Crowd (uncredited)

Elaine Stevens
Elaine Stevens

Danny's Secretary (uncredited)

William Wymar
William Wymar

Army Man (uncredited)

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