Billy Liar (1963)
one guy ... three girls ... one ring!
98 min
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.
- Release date
- August 15, 1963
- Country of origin
- United Kingdom
- Box office
- $35,609
Where to watch
Free
Kanopy
Free with ads
Tubi TV
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Trailer
Cast
- Tom Courtenay as Billy Fisher
- Julie Christie as Liz
- Wilfred Pickles as Geoffrey Fisher
- Mona Washbourne as Alice Fisher
- Ethel Griffies as Grandma Florence
- Finlay Currie as Duxbury
- Gwendolyn Watts as Rita
- Helen Fraser as Barbara
- Leonard Rossiter as Emanuel Shadrack
- Rodney Bewes as Arthur Crabtree
- George Innes as Stamp
- Leslie Randall as Danny Boon
- Patrick Barr as Inspector MacDonald
- Ernest Clark as Prison Governor
- Godfrey Winn as Disc Jockey
- Jack Cunningham as Ticket Examiner (uncredited)
- Harry Landis as Man on Train (uncredited)
- E.V.H. Emmett as Newsreel Commentator (uncredited)
- Anna Wing as Mrs. Crabtree (uncredited)
- Sheila Fearn as Telephonist (uncredited)
- Reginald Green as Mr. Matthieson (uncredited)
- Margaret Lacey as Mrs. Matthieson (uncredited)
- Jessie Robins as Large Woman in Hospital (uncredited)
- Graham Rigby as Supermarket Manager (uncredited)
- Jim Brady as Prisoner Escort (uncredited)
- Neville Smith as Youth (uncredited)
Crew
- John Schlesinger · Director
- Keith Waterhouse · Writer
- Willis Hall · Writer
- Joseph Janni · Producer
- Richard Rodney Bennett · Composer
- Denys N. Coop · Cinematographer
- Roger Cherrill · Editor
- Miriam Brickman · Casting director