Billy Liar

Billy Liar

one guy ... three girls ... one ring!

1963 · 98 min · ★ 6.8 · Comedy, Romance, Drama

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.

Directed by John Schlesinger · Written by Keith Waterhouse

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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
George Innes Stamp
Leslie Randall Danny Boon

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