Billy Liar (1963)

Name: Billy Liar
Genre: Comedy, Romance, Drama
Released: 1963-08-15
Duration: 98 min
Cast: Tom Courtenay, Julie Christie, Wilfred Pickles, Mona Washbourne, Ethel Griffies

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

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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Released 1963-08-15 · 98 min · Comedy, Romance, Drama

Directed by John Schlesinger

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
Patrick Barr as Inspector MacDonald
Ernest Clark as Prison Governor
Godfrey Winn as Disc Jockey