Billy Liar
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6.8A 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.
Released: 1963-08-1598 minDir: John SchlesingerComedy, Romance, Drama
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
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Key dates
- Published
- 1 January 1963
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- comedy film
- Country of origin
- United Kingdom
- Original language
- English language
- Based on
- Billy Liar
- Main subject
- social exclusion
- Director
- John Schlesinger
- Screenwriter
- Willis Hall
- Composer
- Richard Rodney Bennett
- Cinematographer
- Denys Coop
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Categories
1960s coming-of-age comedy-drama films1963 British films1963 comedy-drama films1963 English-language films1963 filmsAdaptations of works by Keith WaterhouseBritish black-and-white filmsBritish CinemaScope filmsBritish coming-of-age comedy-drama filmsFilms about social realismFilms based on British novelsFilms directed by John Schlesinger