Billy Liar (1963)
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.
Comedy, Romance, Drama
Cast
- Tom Courtenay — William Terrence 'Billy' Fisher
- Julie Christie — Liz
- Wilfred Pickles — Geoffrey Fisher
- Mona Washbourne — Alice Fisher
- Ethel Griffies — Grandma Florence
- Finlay Currie — Duxbury
- Gwendolyn Watts — Rita
- Helen Fraser — Barbara
- Leonard Rossiter — Emanuel Shadrack
- Rodney Bewes — Arthur Crabtree
- George Innes — Stamp
- Leslie Randall — Danny Boon
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