Billy Liar
John Schlesinger1963-08-15
one guy ... three girls ... one ring!
6.9
98 min
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.
Cast
| Name | Character | Team | |
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Tom Courtenay | William Terrence 'Billy' Fisher | Unowned |
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Julie Christie | Liz | Unowned |
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Wilfred Pickles | Geoffrey Fisher | Unowned |
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Mona Washbourne | Alice Fisher | Unowned |
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Ethel Griffies | Grandma Florence | Unowned |
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Finlay Currie | Duxbury | Unowned |
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Gwendolyn Watts | Rita | Unowned |
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Helen Fraser | Barbara | Unowned |
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Leonard Rossiter | Emanuel Shadrack | Unowned |
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Rodney Bewes | Arthur Crabtree | Unowned |
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George Innes | Stamp | Unowned |
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Leslie Randall | Danny Boon | Unowned |
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Patrick Barr | Inspector MacDonald | Unowned |
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Ernest Clark | Prison Governor | Unowned |
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Godfrey Winn | Disc Jockey | Unowned |
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Jack Cunningham | Ticket Examiner (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Harry Landis | Man on Train (uncredited) | Unowned |
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E. V. H. Emmett | Newsreel Commentator (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Anna Wing | Mrs. Crabtree (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Sheila Fearn | Telephonist (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Muriel Day | Singer - Dance Hall (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Lester Leigh | Band Leader - Dance Hall (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Reginald Green | Mr. Matthieson (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Margaret Lacey | Mrs. Matthieson (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Robin Parkinson | Jeweller's Assistant (uncredited) | Unowned |
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David Scase | Man in the Record Shop (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Jessie Robins | Large Woman in Hospital (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Graham Rigby | Supermarket Manager (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Jim Brady | Prisoner Escort (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Neville Smith | Youth (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Leslie Lawton | Youth (uncredited) | Unowned |
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John Tordoff | Youth in Wimpy Bar (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Flo Fallows | Prostitute (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Alice Woods | Prostitute (uncredited) | Unowned |
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John Schlesinger | Officer in Dream (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Bryan Mosley | Bit Part (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Aleksander Browne | Bit Part (uncredited) | Unowned |
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James Byron | Serviceman (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Douglas Clarke | Serviceman (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Alan Clayton | Serviceman (uncredited) | Unowned |
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George Ghent | Danny's PRO (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Topsy Jane | Liz (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Natalie Kent | Bit Part (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Ted Morris | Funeral Driver (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Elisabeth Murray | Bit Part (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Stuart Myers | Man Reading Newspaper (uncredited) | Unowned |
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James Payne | Man in Station Cafe (uncredited) | Unowned |
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George Spence | Man in Crowd (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Elaine Stevens | Danny's Secretary (uncredited) | Unowned |
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William Wymar | Army Man (uncredited) | Unowned |