Billy Liar (1963)
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.
Director:
John Schlesinger
Writers:
Keith Waterhouse, Willis Hall.
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Tom Courtenay as William Terrence 'Billy' Fisher |
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Julie Christie as Liz |
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Wilfred Pickles as Geoffrey Fisher |
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Mona Washbourne as Alice Fisher |
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Ethel Griffies as Grandma Florence |
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Finlay Currie as Duxbury |
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Gwendolyn Watts as Rita |
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Helen Fraser as Barbara |
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Leonard Rossiter as Emanuel Shadrack |
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Rodney Bewes as Arthur Crabtree |
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George Innes as Stamp |
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Leslie Randall as Danny Boon |
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Patrick Barr as Inspector MacDonald |
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Ernest Clark as Prison Governor |
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Godfrey Winn as Disc Jockey |
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Jack Cunningham as Ticket Examiner (uncredited) |
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Harry Landis as Man on Train (uncredited) |
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E. V. H. Emmett as Newsreel Commentator (uncredited) |
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Anna Wing as Mrs. Crabtree (uncredited) |
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Sheila Fearn as Telephonist (uncredited) |
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Muriel Day as Singer - Dance Hall (uncredited) |
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Lester Leigh as Band Leader - Dance Hall (uncredited) |
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Reginald Green as Mr. Matthieson (uncredited) |
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Margaret Lacey as Mrs. Matthieson (uncredited) |
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Robin Parkinson as Jeweller's Assistant (uncredited) |
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David Scase as Man in the Record Shop (uncredited) |
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Jessie Robins as Large Woman in Hospital (uncredited) |
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Graham Rigby as Supermarket Manager (uncredited) |
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Jim Brady as Prisoner Escort (uncredited) |
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Neville Smith as Youth (uncredited) |
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Leslie Lawton as Youth (uncredited) |
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John Tordoff as Youth in Wimpy Bar (uncredited) |
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Flo Fallows as Prostitute (uncredited) |
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Alice Woods as Prostitute (uncredited) |
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John Schlesinger as Officer in Dream (uncredited) |
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Bryan Mosley as Bit Part (uncredited) |
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Aleksander Browne as Bit Part (uncredited) |
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James Byron as Serviceman (uncredited) |
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Douglas Clarke as Serviceman (uncredited) |
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Alan Clayton as Serviceman (uncredited) |
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George Ghent as Danny's PRO (uncredited) |
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Topsy Jane as Liz (uncredited) |
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Natalie Kent as Bit Part (uncredited) |
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Ted Morris as Funeral Driver (uncredited) |
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Elisabeth Murray as Bit Part (uncredited) |
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Stuart Myers as Man Reading Newspaper (uncredited) |
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James Payne as Man in Station Cafe (uncredited) |
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George Spence as Man in Crowd (uncredited) |
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Elaine Stevens as Danny's Secretary (uncredited) |
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William Wymar as Army Man (uncredited) |
| Directing | John Schlesinger | Director |
| Writing | Keith Waterhouse | Screenplay |
| Writing | Willis Hall | Screenplay |
| Writing | Keith Waterhouse | Novel |
| Sound | Richard Rodney Bennett | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Mike Rutter | Focus Puller |
| Sound | Tom Buchanan | Boom Operator |
| Production | Charles Blair | Production Manager |
| Writing | Keith Waterhouse | Theatre Play |
| Writing | Willis Hall | Theatre Play |
| Production | Joseph Janni | Producer |
| Production | Jack Rix | Associate Producer |
| Camera | Denys N. Coop | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Roger Cherrill | Editor |
| Production | Miriam Brickman | Casting |
| Art | Ray Simm | Art Direction |
| Costume & Make-Up | Joyce James | Hairstylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Bob Lawrance | Makeup Artist |
| Directing | Frank Ernst | First Assistant Director |
| Directing | Jim Brennan | Second Assistant Director |
| Art | Ken Bridgeman | Set Dresser |
| Art | Martin Atkinson | Draughtsman |
| Art | Tom Brooker | Props |
| Art | Clifford Cross | Standby Carpenter |
| Art | John Feehan | Props |
| Art | Dennis Maddison | Property Buyer |
| Art | Phil Meighan | Props |
| Art | Bill Read | Painter |
| Sound | Malcolm Cooke | Sound Editor |
| Sound | John Cox | Sound Recordist |
| Sound | Peter Handford | Sound Recordist |
| Camera | Jack Atcheler | Camera Operator |
| Camera | Neil Binney | Focus Puller |
| Lighting | Fred Burrows | Electrician |
| Camera | John Campbell | Clapper Loader |
| Lighting | Wilfred Campbell | Electrician |
| Lighting | Archie Eyers | Electrician |
| Lighting | Percy Fisher | Electrician |
| Camera | Harry Gillard | Still Photographer |
| Lighting | John Illisley | Electrician |
| Camera | Bert Lott | Grip |
| Lighting | Frank Robertson | Electrician |
| Lighting | Kesra Singh | Electrician |
| Lighting | Ralph Weighell | Electrician |
| Lighting | Frank Willis | Electrician |
| Costume & Make-Up | Ron Beck | Wardrobe Master |
| Costume & Make-Up | Laura Nightingale | Wardrobe Supervisor |
| Editing | Jack Gardner | First Assistant Editor |
| Editing | Jean Short | Assistant Editor |
| Sound | John Hollingsworth | Conductor |
| Directing | Pamela Mann | Continuity |
| Camera | Jack Laxton | Camera Car |
| Production | Edna Tromans | Publicist |
| Production | Ann Skinner | Production Secretary |
