Billy Liar

one guy ... three girls ... one ring!

  • Rated 6.8 out of 10
  • Movie
  • 1963
  • 1h 38m
  • Comedy
  • Romance
  • Drama

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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Director
John Schlesinger
Starring
Tom Courtenay, Julie Christie, Wilfred Pickles, Mona Washbourne

Cast

  • Tom Courtenay

    Tom Courtenay

    William Terrence 'Billy' Fisher

  • Julie Christie

    Julie Christie

    Liz

  • Wilfred Pickles

    Wilfred Pickles

    Geoffrey Fisher

  • Mona Washbourne

    Mona Washbourne

    Alice Fisher

  • Ethel Griffies

    Ethel Griffies

    Grandma Florence

  • Finlay Currie

    Finlay Currie

    Duxbury

  • Gwendolyn Watts

    Rita

  • Helen Fraser

    Helen Fraser

    Barbara

  • Leonard Rossiter

    Leonard Rossiter

    Emanuel Shadrack

  • Rodney Bewes

    Rodney Bewes

    Arthur Crabtree

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