Comedy ·Romance ·Drama · United Kingdom · 1963 · 1h 38m

Billy Liar

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Director
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
Crew
Denys N. Coop — Director of Photography Roger Cherrill — Editor Richard Rodney Bennett — Original Music Composer Keith Waterhouse — Screenplay Willis Hall — Screenplay Keith Waterhouse — Novel
Tagline

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

Synopsis

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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Mood & Themes
dreamsnorthern englandbased on novel or booklieyorkshiretrainambrosiabradford
Key Collaborators
John Schlesinger Director Denys N. Coop Director of Photography Roger Cherrill Editor Richard Rodney Bennett Original Music Composer Keith Waterhouse Screenplay Willis Hall Screenplay Keith Waterhouse Novel Joseph Janni Producer
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