Billy Liar

1963·Movie
1h 38min
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About

one guy ... three girls ... one ring!

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.
British New WaveComing-of-Age DramaSocial RealismCharacter StudyEscapist FantasiesMelancholic HumorWorking Class StruggleIconic PerformancesBittersweet

Crew

Directed by:
Frank Ernst, John Schlesinger, Pamela Mann
Written by:
Willis Hall, Willis Hall, Keith Waterhouse
Produced by:
Miriam Brickman, Joseph Janni, Ann Skinner
Composed by:
Malcolm Cooke, Richard Rodney Bennett, Peter Handford

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