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Billy Liar

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.

1963 |1h 38m |  Comedy, Romance, Drama

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Cast

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Tom Courtenay

William Terrence 'Billy' Fisher

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Julie Christie

Liz

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Wilfred Pickles

Geoffrey Fisher

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Mona Washbourne

Alice Fisher

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Ethel Griffies

Grandma Florence

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Finlay Currie

Duxbury

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Gwendolyn Watts

Rita

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Helen Fraser

Barbara

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Leonard Rossiter

Emanuel Shadrack

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Rodney Bewes

Arthur Crabtree

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George Innes

Stamp

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Leslie Randall

Danny Boon

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Patrick Barr

Inspector MacDonald

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Ernest Clark

Prison Governor

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Jack Cunningham

Ticket Examiner (uncredited)

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Harry Landis

Man on Train (uncredited)

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E. V. H. Emmett

Newsreel Commentator (uncredited)

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Anna Wing

Mrs. Crabtree (uncredited)

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Sheila Fearn

Telephonist (uncredited)

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Margaret Lacey

Mrs. Matthieson (uncredited)

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Robin Parkinson

Jeweller's Assistant (uncredited)

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Jessie Robins

Large Woman in Hospital (uncredited)

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Jim Brady

Prisoner Escort (uncredited)

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Neville Smith

Youth (uncredited)

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John Tordoff

Youth in Wimpy Bar (uncredited)

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Bryan Mosley

Bit Part (uncredited)

More Details

Status

Released

Language

English

Budget

-

Revenue

$35,609.00