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Billy Liar

19631h 38m6.8/ 10 · TMDB · 128 votes
ComedyRomanceDrama

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.

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Directed by John Schlesinger

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Ansh Kapoor

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The people behind the story

Tom Courtenay
Tom Courtenay

William Terrence 'Billy' Fisher

Julie Christie
Julie Christie

Liz

Wilfred Pickles
Wilfred Pickles

Geoffrey Fisher

Mona Washbourne
Mona Washbourne

Alice Fisher

Ethel Griffies
Ethel Griffies

Grandma Florence

Finlay Currie
Finlay Currie

Duxbury

Gwendolyn Watts

Rita

Helen Fraser
Helen Fraser

Barbara

Leonard Rossiter
Leonard Rossiter

Emanuel Shadrack

Rodney Bewes
Rodney Bewes

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Film details

Released15 Aug 1963
Original languageEnglish
CountriesUnited Kingdom
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George Innes

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Leslie Randall
Leslie Randall

Danny Boon