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.

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  Tom Courtenay

  William Terrence 'Billy' Fisher
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  Julie Christie

  Liz
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  Wilfred Pickles

  Geoffrey Fisher
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  Mona Washbourne

  Alice Fisher
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  Ethel Griffies

  Grandma Florence
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  Finlay Currie

  Duxbury
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  Gwendolyn Watts

  Rita
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  Helen Fraser

  Barbara
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  Leonard Rossiter

  Emanuel Shadrack
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  Rodney Bewes

  Arthur Crabtree