Billy Liar (1963)
Billy Fisher is een jonge dagdromer die graag fantaseert over een land waar hij een held is. Op een dag liegt over zijn handelingen om een straf te ontlopen, maar om zijn sporen uit te wissen zijn al spoedig grotere leugens nodig, waar hij langzaam in dreigt te verdrinken.
Regiseur:
John Schlesinger
Schrijvers:
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 |