MovieComedyRomanceDrama
Billy Liar
one guy ... three girls ... one ring!
6.8(128)19631h 38m
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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Cast
Tom Courtenay
William Terrence 'Billy' Fisher
Julie Christie
Liz
Wilfred Pickles
Geoffrey Fisher
Mona Washbourne
Alice Fisher
Ethel Griffies
Grandma Florence
Finlay Currie
Duxbury
Gwendolyn Watts
Rita
Helen Fraser
Barbara
Leonard Rossiter
Emanuel Shadrack
Rodney Bewes
Arthur Crabtree
George Innes
Stamp
Leslie Randall
Danny Boon
Patrick Barr
Inspector MacDonald
Ernest Clark
Prison Governor
Godfrey Winn
Disc Jockey
Jack Cunningham
Ticket Examiner (uncredited)
Harry Landis
Man on Train (uncredited)
E. V. H. Emmett
Newsreel Commentator (uncredited)
Anna Wing
Mrs. Crabtree (uncredited)
Sheila Fearn
Telephonist (uncredited)
Muriel Day
Singer - Dance Hall (uncredited)
Lester Leigh
Band Leader - Dance Hall (uncredited)
Reginald Green
Mr. Matthieson (uncredited)
Margaret Lacey
Mrs. Matthieson (uncredited)
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Crew
Directing
- John SchlesingerDirector
- Frank ErnstFirst Assistant Director
- Jim BrennanSecond Assistant Director
- Pamela MannContinuity
Writing
- Keith WaterhouseScreenplay
- Willis HallScreenplay
- Keith WaterhouseNovel
- Keith WaterhouseTheatre Play
- Willis HallTheatre Play
Production
- Charles BlairProduction Manager
- Joseph JanniProducer
- Jack RixAssociate Producer
- Miriam BrickmanCasting
- Edna TromansPublicist
- Ann SkinnerProduction Secretary
Camera
- Mike RutterFocus Puller
- Denys N. CoopDirector of Photography
- Jack AtchelerCamera Operator
- Neil BinneyFocus Puller
- John CampbellClapper Loader
- Harry GillardStill Photographer
- Bert LottGrip
- Jack LaxtonCamera Car
Editing
- Roger CherrillEditor
- Jack GardnerFirst Assistant Editor
- Jean ShortAssistant Editor
Sound
- Richard Rodney BennettOriginal Music Composer
- Tom BuchananBoom Operator
- Malcolm CookeSound Editor
- John CoxSound Recordist
- Peter HandfordSound Recordist
- John HollingsworthConductor
Art
- Ray SimmArt Direction
- Ken BridgemanSet Dresser
- Martin AtkinsonDraughtsman
- Tom BrookerProps
- Clifford CrossStandby Carpenter
- John FeehanProps
- Dennis MaddisonProperty Buyer
- Phil MeighanProps
- Bill ReadPainter
Costume & Make-Up
- Joyce JamesHairstylist
- Bob LawranceMakeup Artist
- Ron BeckWardrobe Master
- Laura NightingaleWardrobe Supervisor
Lighting
- Fred BurrowsElectrician
- Wilfred CampbellElectrician
- Archie EyersElectrician
- Percy FisherElectrician
- John IllisleyElectrician
- Frank RobertsonElectrician
- Kesra SinghElectrician
- Ralph WeighellElectrician
- Frank WillisElectrician