
Billy Liar
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.
Release Date: 1963-08-15
Comedy
Romance
Drama
★★★★★★★★★★ (113 votes)
Casts

Tom Courtenay
as William Terrence 'Billy' Fisher

Julie Christie
as Liz

Wilfred Pickles
as Geoffrey Fisher

Mona Washbourne
as Alice Fisher

Ethel Griffies
as Grandma Florence

Finlay Currie
as Duxbury

Gwendolyn Watts
as Rita

Helen Fraser
as Barbara

Leonard Rossiter
as Emanuel Shadrack

Rodney Bewes
as Arthur Crabtree