Billy Liar (1963)

Billy Liar (1963)

All the adventure a man can live, he lives. 1963-08-15 United Kingdom 98 Min. PG-13
6.868 114 votes
Comedy, Romance, Drama

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.

Cast

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

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