Billy Liar
Billy Liar

Billy Liar

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1963
1h 38m
6.8(122 votes)
Comedy
Romance
Drama

Overview

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 & Crew

50 members
Acting

Tom Courtenay

William Terrence 'Billy' Fisher

Tom Courtenay
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Julie Christie

Liz

Julie Christie
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Wilfred Pickles

Geoffrey Fisher

Wilfred Pickles
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Mona Washbourne

Alice Fisher

Mona Washbourne
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Ethel Griffies

Grandma Florence

Ethel Griffies
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Finlay Currie

Duxbury

Finlay Currie
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Gwendolyn Watts

Rita

Gwendolyn Watts
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Helen Fraser

Barbara

Helen Fraser
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Leonard Rossiter

Emanuel Shadrack

Leonard Rossiter
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Rodney Bewes

Arthur Crabtree

Rodney Bewes
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George Innes

Stamp

George Innes
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Leslie Randall

Danny Boon

Leslie Randall
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Patrick Barr

Inspector MacDonald

Patrick Barr
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Ernest Clark

Prison Governor

Ernest Clark
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Godfrey Winn

Disc Jockey

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Jack Cunningham

Ticket Examiner (uncredited)

Jack Cunningham
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Harry Landis

Man on Train (uncredited)

Harry Landis
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E. V. H. Emmett

Newsreel Commentator (uncredited)

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Anna Wing

Mrs. Crabtree (uncredited)

Anna Wing
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Sheila Fearn

Telephonist (uncredited)

Sheila Fearn
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Muriel Day

Singer - Dance Hall (uncredited)

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Lester Leigh

Band Leader - Dance Hall (uncredited)

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Reginald Green

Mr. Matthieson (uncredited)

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Margaret Lacey

Mrs. Matthieson (uncredited)

Margaret Lacey
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Robin Parkinson

Jeweller's Assistant (uncredited)

Robin Parkinson
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David Scase

Man in the Record Shop (uncredited)

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Jessie Robins

Large Woman in Hospital (uncredited)

Jessie Robins
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Graham Rigby

Supermarket Manager (uncredited)

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Jim Brady

Prisoner Escort (uncredited)

Jim Brady
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Neville Smith

Youth (uncredited)

Neville Smith
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Leslie Lawton

Youth (uncredited)

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John Tordoff

Youth in Wimpy Bar (uncredited)

John Tordoff
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Flo Fallows

Prostitute (uncredited)

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Alice Woods

Prostitute (uncredited)

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Directing

John Schlesinger

Officer in Dream (uncredited)

John Schlesinger
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Bryan Mosley

Bit Part (uncredited)

Bryan Mosley
Acting

Aleksander Browne

Bit Part (uncredited)

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James Byron

Serviceman (uncredited)

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Douglas Clarke

Serviceman (uncredited)

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Alan Clayton

Serviceman (uncredited)

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George Ghent

Danny's PRO (uncredited)

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Topsy Jane

Liz (uncredited)

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Natalie Kent

Bit Part (uncredited)

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Ted Morris

Funeral Driver (uncredited)

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Elisabeth Murray

Bit Part (uncredited)

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Stuart Myers

Man Reading Newspaper (uncredited)

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James Payne

Man in Station Cafe (uncredited)

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George Spence

Man in Crowd (uncredited)

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Elaine Stevens

Danny's Secretary (uncredited)

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William Wymar

Army Man (uncredited)

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