Billy Liar
1963·Movie
·1h 38min·
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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
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Directed by:
John Schlesinger, Jim Brennan, Frank Ernst
Written by:
Keith Waterhouse, Keith Waterhouse, Keith Waterhouse
Produced by:
Joseph Janni, Miriam Brickman, Ann Skinner
Composed by:
Malcolm Cooke, Peter Handford, John Cox
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