Billy Liar
one guy ... three girls ... one ring!
1963-08-15 | 98 minutes
Plot Summary
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
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Tom CourtenayWilliam Terrence 'Billy' Fisher
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Julie ChristieLiz
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Wilfred PicklesGeoffrey Fisher
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Mona WashbourneAlice Fisher
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Ethel GriffiesGrandma Florence
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Finlay CurrieDuxbury
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Gwendolyn WattsRita
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Helen FraserBarbara
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Leonard RossiterEmanuel Shadrack
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Rodney BewesArthur Crabtree
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George InnesStamp
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Leslie RandallDanny Boon
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Patrick BarrInspector MacDonald
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Ernest ClarkPrison Governor
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Jack CunninghamTicket Examiner (uncredited)
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Harry LandisMan on Train (uncredited)
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E. V. H. EmmettNewsreel Commentator (uncredited)
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Anna WingMrs. Crabtree (uncredited)
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Sheila FearnTelephonist (uncredited)
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