Billy Liar
Billy Liar

Billy Liar

1963-08-15 - 98 minutes

6.88 / 10

Overview

one guy ... three girls ... one ring!

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.

Screenplay

Screenplay - Willis Hall

Genres

Comedy

Romance

Drama

Videos

Brian Trenchard-Smith on BILLY

Featurette

BILLY LIAR - Official Trailer

Trailer

Critics' Picks - 'Billy Liar'

Featurette

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Cast

Tom Courtenay

Tom Courtenay

William Terrence 'Billy' Fisher

Wilfred Pickles

Wilfred Pickles

Geoffrey Fisher

Mona Washbourne

Mona Washbourne

Alice Fisher

Ethel Griffies

Ethel Griffies

Grandma Florence

Leonard Rossiter

Leonard Rossiter

Emanuel Shadrack

Rodney Bewes

Rodney Bewes

Arthur Crabtree

Leslie Randall

Leslie Randall

Danny Boon

Patrick Barr

Patrick Barr

Inspector MacDonald

Ernest Clark

Ernest Clark

Prison Governor

Godfrey Winn

Godfrey Winn

Disc Jockey

Jack Cunningham

Jack Cunningham

Ticket Examiner (uncredited)

Harry Landis

Harry Landis

Man on Train (uncredited)

E. V. H. Emmett

E. V. H. Emmett

Newsreel Commentator (uncredited)

Anna Wing

Anna Wing

Mrs. Crabtree (uncredited)

Sheila Fearn

Sheila Fearn

Telephonist (uncredited)

Muriel Day

Muriel Day

Singer - Dance Hall (uncredited)

Lester Leigh

Lester Leigh

Band Leader - Dance Hall (uncredited)

Reginald Green

Reginald Green

Mr. Matthieson (uncredited)

Margaret Lacey

Margaret Lacey

Mrs. Matthieson (uncredited)

Robin Parkinson

Robin Parkinson

Jeweller's Assistant (uncredited)