Billy Liar
1963 · Movie · Not Rated · 98 min · ★ 6.8 · 88% critics
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.
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Details
- Years
- 1963
- Release date
- 1963-08-15
- Language
- English
- Rated
- Not Rated
- Runtime
- 98 min
- Critic score
- 88/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.8/10 (125 votes)
Themes
- dreams
- northern england
- based on novel or book
- lie
- yorkshire
- train
- ambrosia
- bradford
Cast & crew
Tom Courtenay
as William Terrence 'Billy' Fisher
Julie Christie
as Liz
Wilfred Pickles
as Geoffrey Fisher
Mona Washbourne
as Alice Fisher
Ethel Griffies
as Grandma Florence
Finlay Currie
as Duxbury
Gwendolyn Watts
as Rita
Helen Fraser
as Barbara
Leonard Rossiter
as Emanuel Shadrack
Rodney Bewes
as Arthur Crabtree
Directed by John Schlesinger