Billy Liar is a 1963 British CinemaScope comedy-drama film based on the 1959 novel by Keith Waterhouse. Directed by John Schlesinger, it stars Tom Courtenay as Billy and Julie Christie as Liz, one of his three girlfriends. Mona Washbourne plays Mrs. Fisher and Wilfred Pickles plays Mr. Fisher. Rodney Bewes, Finlay Currie and Leonard Rossiter also feature. The Cinemascope photography is by Denys Coop and Richard Rodney Bennett supplied the score.
Billy Liar (1963)
Directed by John Schlesinger
Genres - Comedy, Comedy Drama, Drama, Romance |
Sub-Genres - Tragicomedy |
Release Date - Sep 16, 1963 |
Run Time - 98 min. |
Countries - United States of America |
MPAA Rating - NR
Description by Wikipedia
Movie Info
Official Site
Box Office
$29,153
Themes
Tags
Ambrosia, British, Coming Of Age/Teen, Lie, Mind-Bending/Experimental, Northern England, Train, Yorkshire
Attributes
Based On: Billy Liar
Narrative Location: Yorkshire
Subject: gender relations, generation gap, social exclusion
Narrative Location: Yorkshire
Subject: gender relations, generation gap, social exclusion
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Alternate Titles
A hazudós Billy
HU
Billy el embustero
ES
Billy il bugiardo
IT
Billy kłamca
PL
Billy le menteur
FR
Billy Liar
AU, CA, GB, US
Billy løgneren
DK
Billy Løgnhals
NO
Billy mincinosul
RO
Billy, el mentiroso
CU, PA
Billy, o pseftis
GR
Geliebter Spinner
DE
Lažov Bili
RS, YU
Lögnhalsen
SE
O Jovem Mentiroso
PT
O Mundo Fabuloso de Billy Liar
BR
Uneksija Billy
FI
Yalancı Billy
TR
Μπίλι, ο Ψεύτης
GR