Billy Liar

Billy Liar by John Schlesinger

6.90

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

Tom Courtenay

Tom Courtenay as William Terrence 'Billy' Fisher

Julie Christie

Julie Christie as Liz

Wilfred Pickles

Wilfred Pickles as Geoffrey Fisher

Mona Washbourne

Mona Washbourne as Alice Fisher

Ethel Griffies

Ethel Griffies as Grandma Florence

Finlay Currie

Finlay Currie as Duxbury

Gwendolyn Watts

Gwendolyn Watts as Rita

Helen Fraser

Helen Fraser as Barbara

Leonard Rossiter

Leonard Rossiter as Emanuel Shadrack

Rodney Bewes

Rodney Bewes as Arthur Crabtree

George Innes

George Innes as Stamp

Leslie Randall

Leslie Randall as Danny Boon

Patrick Barr

Patrick Barr as Inspector MacDonald

Ernest Clark

Ernest Clark as Prison Governor

Godfrey Winn

Godfrey Winn as Disc Jockey

Jack Cunningham

Jack Cunningham as Ticket Examiner (uncredited)

Harry Landis

Harry Landis as Man on Train (uncredited)

E. V. H. Emmett

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

Anna Wing

Anna Wing as Mrs. Crabtree (uncredited)

Sheila Fearn

Sheila Fearn as Telephonist (uncredited)

Muriel Day

Muriel Day as Singer - Dance Hall (uncredited)

Lester Leigh

Lester Leigh as Band Leader - Dance Hall (uncredited)

Reginald Green

Reginald Green as Mr. Matthieson (uncredited)

Margaret Lacey

Margaret Lacey as Mrs. Matthieson (uncredited)

Robin Parkinson

Robin Parkinson as Jeweller's Assistant (uncredited)

David Scase

David Scase as Man in the Record Shop (uncredited)

Jessie Robins

Jessie Robins as Large Woman in Hospital (uncredited)

Graham Rigby

Graham Rigby as Supermarket Manager (uncredited)

Jim Brady

Jim Brady as Prisoner Escort (uncredited)

Neville Smith

Neville Smith as Youth (uncredited)

Leslie Lawton

Leslie Lawton as Youth (uncredited)

John Tordoff

John Tordoff as Youth in Wimpy Bar (uncredited)

Flo Fallows

Flo Fallows as Prostitute (uncredited)

Alice Woods

Alice Woods as Prostitute (uncredited)

John Schlesinger

John Schlesinger as Officer in Dream (uncredited)

Bryan Mosley

Bryan Mosley as Bit Part (uncredited)

Aleksander Browne

Aleksander Browne as Bit Part (uncredited)

James Byron

James Byron as Serviceman (uncredited)

Douglas Clarke

Douglas Clarke as Serviceman (uncredited)

Alan Clayton

Alan Clayton as Serviceman (uncredited)

George Ghent

George Ghent as Danny's PRO (uncredited)

Topsy Jane

Topsy Jane as Liz (uncredited)

Natalie Kent

Natalie Kent as Bit Part (uncredited)

Ted Morris

Ted Morris as Funeral Driver (uncredited)

Elisabeth Murray

Elisabeth Murray as Bit Part (uncredited)

Stuart Myers

Stuart Myers as Man Reading Newspaper (uncredited)

James Payne

James Payne as Man in Station Cafe (uncredited)

George Spence

George Spence as Man in Crowd (uncredited)

Elaine Stevens

Elaine Stevens as Danny's Secretary (uncredited)

William Wymar

William Wymar as Army Man (uncredited)

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