Billy Liar
one guy ... three girls ... one ring!
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8/15/1963Runtime
98 minsOverview
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.
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EnglishBudget
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$35,609Homepage
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A charming chronicle of a young man caught between his mundane reality and his elaborate fantasies, watching him spin webs of lies while yearning for something more. It's funny and sympathetic in equal measure, capturing that particular ache of wanting to flee your own life.
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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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