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68% Critic Match
Billy Liar
“one guy ... three girls ... one ring!”
6.8 / 10• 1963• 1h 38m•NR• English
ComedyRomanceDrama
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.
Cast & Crew
Tom Courtenay
William Terrence 'Billy' Fisher
Lead
Julie Christie
Liz
Wilfred Pickles
Geoffrey Fisher
Mona Washbourne
Alice Fisher
Ethel Griffies
Grandma Florence
Finlay Currie
Duxbury
Gwendolyn Watts
Rita
Helen Fraser
Barbara
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. John Schlesinger's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Billy Liar is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
