Billy Liar
Billy Liar

Billy Liar

United Kingdom

  • 1963-08-15(GB)
  • Comedy,
    Romance,
    Drama
  • 1h-38m
68%
User
Score
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.

Top Billed 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)


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A review by CRCulver

5.0
Written by CRCulver on 2021-06-23

<i>Billy Liar</i> is a 1963 British film that captures the monumental changes of the era: the sexual revolution and the destruction of England's old town centres in modernisation schemes. In Bradford, Yorkshire young Billy Fisher (Tom Courtenay) is working a soul-crushing job in a funeral home and suffering daily the d...


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  • Status
    Released
  • Original Language
    not found
  • Budget

    No budget found

  • Revenue
    $35609.00

  • Content Score

    68
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