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Billy Liar

68.64% | August 15, 1963 | Comedy, Romance, Drama

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.

Featured Crew

Keith Waterhouse
Screenplay
John Schlesinger
Director
Keith Waterhouse
Novel

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

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