Billy Liar

Billy Liar

Comedy Romance Drama

Storyline: 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.

Release Date: 1963-08-15

Original Language: en

Original Title: Billy Liar

Status: Released

Runtime: 98 minutes

TagLine: one guy ... three girls ... one ring!

Rating: (113 votes)

Budget: $0

Revenue: $35,609

Production Companies: Vic Films Productions, Waterfall Productions

Spoken Languages: English

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Popularity:

1%

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Tom Courtenay

Tom Courtenay (William Terrence 'Billy' Fisher)

27.33%

Julie Christie

Julie Christie (Liz)

33.29%

Wilfred Pickles

Wilfred Pickles (Geoffrey Fisher)

5.97%

Mona Washbourne

Mona Washbourne (Alice Fisher)

15.91%

Ethel Griffies

Ethel Griffies (Grandma Florence)

14.65%

Finlay Currie

Finlay Currie (Duxbury)

23.30%

Gwendolyn Watts

Gwendolyn Watts (Rita)

10.25%

Helen Fraser

Helen Fraser (Barbara)

13.91%

Leonard Rossiter

Leonard Rossiter (Emanuel Shadrack)

18.83%

Rodney Bewes

Rodney Bewes (Arthur Crabtree)

20.04%

George Innes

George Innes (Stamp)

23.17%

Leslie Randall

Leslie Randall (Danny Boon)

10.87%

Patrick Barr

Patrick Barr (Inspector MacDonald)

13.71%

Ernest Clark

Ernest Clark (Prison Governor)

15.96%

Godfrey Winn

Godfrey Winn (Disc Jockey)

3.86%

Jack Cunningham

Jack Cunningham (Ticket Examiner (uncredited))

6.56%

Harry Landis

Harry Landis (Man on Train (uncredited))

13.89%

E. V. H. Emmett

E. V. H. Emmett (Newsreel Commentator (uncredited))

10.88%

Anna Wing

Anna Wing (Mrs. Crabtree (uncredited))

13.88%

Sheila Fearn

Sheila Fearn (Telephonist (uncredited))

15.26%

Muriel Day

Muriel Day (Singer - Dance Hall (uncredited))

1.00%

Lester Leigh

Lester Leigh (Band Leader - Dance Hall (uncredited))

1.00%

Reginald Green

Reginald Green (Mr. Matthieson (uncredited))

3.05%

Margaret Lacey

Margaret Lacey (Mrs. Matthieson (uncredited))

9.51%

Robin Parkinson

Robin Parkinson (Jeweller's Assistant (uncredited))

7.49%

David Scase

David Scase (Man in the Record Shop (uncredited))

2.61%

Jessie Robins

Jessie Robins (Large Woman in Hospital (uncredited))

8.70%

Graham Rigby

Graham Rigby (Supermarket Manager (uncredited))

9.73%

Jim Brady

Jim Brady (Prisoner Escort (uncredited))

11.15%

Neville Smith

Neville Smith (Youth (uncredited))

13.01%

Leslie Lawton

Leslie Lawton (Youth (uncredited))

2.36%

John Tordoff

John Tordoff (Youth in Wimpy Bar (uncredited))

12.08%

Flo Fallows

Flo Fallows (Prostitute (uncredited))

1.11%

Alice Woods

Alice Woods (Prostitute (uncredited))

1.00%

John Schlesinger

John Schlesinger (Officer in Dream (uncredited))

30.21%

Bryan Mosley

Bryan Mosley (Bit Part (uncredited))

10.19%

Aleksander Browne

Aleksander Browne (Bit Part (uncredited))

1.66%

James Byron

James Byron (Serviceman (uncredited))

1.00%

Douglas Clarke

Douglas Clarke (Serviceman (uncredited))

1.38%

Alan Clayton

Alan Clayton (Serviceman (uncredited))

1.00%

George Ghent

George Ghent (Danny's PRO (uncredited))

2.41%

Topsy Jane

Topsy Jane (Liz (uncredited))

2.95%

Natalie Kent

Natalie Kent (Bit Part (uncredited))

5.24%

Ted Morris

Ted Morris (Funeral Driver (uncredited))

4.24%

Elisabeth Murray

Elisabeth Murray (Bit Part (uncredited))

2.28%

Stuart Myers

Stuart Myers (Man Reading Newspaper (uncredited))

1.00%

James Payne

James Payne (Man in Station Cafe (uncredited))

6.61%

George Spence

George Spence (Man in Crowd (uncredited))

5.95%

Elaine Stevens

Elaine Stevens (Danny's Secretary (uncredited))

1.00%

William Wymar

William Wymar (Army Man (uncredited))

1.00%

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