Billy Liar
one guy ... three girls ... one ring!
Rating: 6.8 out of 10TMDB(128 votes)
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.
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Box office
Grossed $35.6K worldwide
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Based on
Based on the novel Billy Liar
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Setting
Set in Yorkshire
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Music
Music by Richard Rodney Bennett
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Cinematography
Cinematography by Denys Coop
Details
- Director
- Writers
- Willis HallScreenplay
- Keith WaterhouseScreenplay, Novel
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- August 15, 1963
- Original language
- English
- Revenue
- $35.6K
- Countries
- United Kingdom
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In the United States
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Cast
Tom CourtenayWilliam Terrence 'Billy' Fisher
Julie ChristieLiz
Wilfred PicklesGeoffrey Fisher
Mona WashbourneAlice Fisher
Ethel GriffiesGrandma Florence
Finlay CurrieDuxbury- Gwendolyn WattsRita
Helen FraserBarbara
Leonard RossiterEmanuel Shadrack
Rodney BewesArthur Crabtree
George InnesStamp
Leslie RandallDanny Boon
Patrick BarrInspector MacDonald
Ernest ClarkPrison Governor- Godfrey WinnDisc Jockey
Jack CunninghamTicket Examiner (uncredited)
Harry LandisMan on Train (uncredited)- E. V. H. EmmettNewsreel Commentator (uncredited)
Anna WingMrs. Crabtree (uncredited)
Sheila FearnTelephonist (uncredited)
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