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.
Title | Billy Liar |
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Year | 1963 |
Genre | Comedy, Romance, Drama |
Country | United Kingdom |
Studio | Vic Films Productions, Waterfall Productions |
Cast | Tom Courtenay, Julie Christie, Wilfred Pickles, Mona Washbourne, Ethel Griffies, Finlay Currie |
Crew | John Schlesinger (Director), Keith Waterhouse (Screenplay), Willis Hall (Screenplay), Keith Waterhouse (Novel), Richard Rodney Bennett (Original Music Composer), Mike Rutter (Focus Puller) |
Keyword | dream, northern england, based on novel or book, lie, yorkshire, train, ambrosia |
Release | Aug 15, 1963 |
Runtime | 98 minutes |
Quality | HD |
IMDb | 6.90 / 10 by 108 users |
Popularity | 6 |
Budget | 0 |
Revenue | 35,609 |
Language | English |