Billy Liar (1963)
Billy Liar is a 1963 comedy movie directed by John Schlesinger, with a running time of 1h 38m. It stars Tom Courtenay, Julie Christie and Wilfred Pickles.
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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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