Billy Liar
1963·1h 38m
6.8/ 10 (124 votes)
“one guy ... three girls ... one ring!”
ComedyRomanceDrama
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.
Trailer
Director
John Schlesinger
Writers
Willis Hall, Keith Waterhouse
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
Rodney Bewes
Arthur Crabtree
Details
Language
en
Status
Released
Box Office
$35,609
