Billy Liar
movie
one guy ... three girls ... one ring!
Released August 15, 1963
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
as
William Terrence '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
Crew
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Willis Hall
as
Screenplay
John Schlesinger
as
Director
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Keith Waterhouse
as
Screenplay
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Keith Waterhouse
as
Novel
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Richard Rodney Bennett
as
Original Music Composer
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Mike Rutter
as
Focus Puller
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Tom Buchanan
as
Boom Operator
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Charles Blair
as
Production Manager
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Keith Waterhouse
as
Theatre Play
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Willis Hall
as
Theatre Play
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John Cox
as
Sound Recordist
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Jack Laxton
as
Camera Car