Billy Liar (1963)
Directed by John Schlesinger
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.
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
Crew
John Schlesinger
Director
Keith Waterhouse
Screenplay
Willis Hall
Screenplay
Keith Waterhouse
Novel
Richard Rodney Bennett
Original Music Composer
Mike Rutter
Focus Puller
Tom Buchanan
Boom Operator
Charles Blair
Production Manager
Keith Waterhouse
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