Billy Liar

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

Duration: 98 min
Release date: 1963-08-15
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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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Tom Courtenay
Tom Courtenay
as William Terrence 'Billy' Fisher
Julie Christie
Julie Christie
as Liz
Wilfred Pickles
Wilfred Pickles
as Geoffrey Fisher
Mona Washbourne
Mona Washbourne
as Alice Fisher
Ethel Griffies
Ethel Griffies
as Grandma Florence
Finlay Currie
Finlay Currie
as Duxbury
Gwendolyn Watts
Gwendolyn Watts
as Rita
Helen Fraser
Helen Fraser
as Barbara
Leonard Rossiter
Leonard Rossiter
as Emanuel Shadrack
Rodney Bewes
Rodney Bewes
as Arthur Crabtree
George Innes
George Innes
as Stamp
Leslie Randall
Leslie Randall
as Danny Boon
Patrick Barr
Patrick Barr
as Inspector MacDonald
Ernest Clark
Ernest Clark
as Prison Governor
Godfrey Winn
Godfrey Winn
as Disc Jockey
Jack Cunningham
Jack Cunningham
as Ticket Examiner (uncredited)
Harry Landis
Harry Landis
as Man on Train (uncredited)
E. V. H. Emmett
E. V. H. Emmett
as Newsreel Commentator (uncredited)
Anna Wing
Anna Wing
as Mrs. Crabtree (uncredited)
Sheila Fearn
Sheila Fearn
as Telephonist (uncredited)
Muriel Day
Muriel Day
as Singer - Dance Hall (uncredited)
Lester Leigh
Lester Leigh
as Band Leader - Dance Hall (uncredited)
Reginald Green
Reginald Green
as Mr. Matthieson (uncredited)
Margaret Lacey
Margaret Lacey
as Mrs. Matthieson (uncredited)
Robin Parkinson
Robin Parkinson
as Jeweller's Assistant (uncredited)
David Scase
David Scase
as Man in the Record Shop (uncredited)
Jessie Robins
Jessie Robins
as Large Woman in Hospital (uncredited)
Graham Rigby
Graham Rigby
as Supermarket Manager (uncredited)
Jim Brady
Jim Brady
as Prisoner Escort (uncredited)
Neville Smith
Neville Smith
as Youth (uncredited)
Leslie Lawton
Leslie Lawton
as Youth (uncredited)
John Tordoff
John Tordoff
as Youth in Wimpy Bar (uncredited)
Flo Fallows
Flo Fallows
as Prostitute (uncredited)
Alice Woods
Alice Woods
as Prostitute (uncredited)
John Schlesinger
John Schlesinger
as Officer in Dream (uncredited)
Bryan Mosley
Bryan Mosley
as Bit Part (uncredited)
Aleksander Browne
Aleksander Browne
as Bit Part (uncredited)
James Byron
James Byron
as Serviceman (uncredited)
Douglas Clarke
Douglas Clarke
as Serviceman (uncredited)
Alan Clayton
Alan Clayton
as Serviceman (uncredited)
George Ghent
George Ghent
as Danny's PRO (uncredited)
Topsy Jane
Topsy Jane
as Liz (uncredited)
Natalie Kent
Natalie Kent
as Bit Part (uncredited)
Ted Morris
Ted Morris
as Funeral Driver (uncredited)
Elisabeth Murray
Elisabeth Murray
as Bit Part (uncredited)
Stuart Myers
Stuart Myers
as Man Reading Newspaper (uncredited)
James Payne
James Payne
as Man in Station Cafe (uncredited)
George Spence
George Spence
as Man in Crowd (uncredited)
Elaine Stevens
Elaine Stevens
as Danny's Secretary (uncredited)
William Wymar
William Wymar
as Army Man (uncredited)
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