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1963 Certificate PG Certificate PG
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BILLY LIAR was an immediate sensation as first a novel, then a hit play--both written by Keith Waterhouse, who also served as screenwriter on the film. Director John Schlesinger's screen version was a British landmark in the fertile cinema of the late 1950s and early '60s, and launched the career of Julie Christie, who plays .. Read more

Starring Tom Courtenay, Julie Christie, Wilfred Pickles, Mona Washbourne
Director John Schlesinger
Genres Comedy, Drama, Romance

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BILLY LIAR was an immediate sensation as first a novel, then a hit play--both written by Keith Waterhouse, who also served as screenwriter on the film. Director John Schlesinger's screen version was a British landmark in the fertile cinema of the late 1950s and early '60s, and launched the career of Julie Christie, who plays Liz, one of Billy's flames. A young Englishman named Billy Fisher (Tom Courtenay) dreams of escaping from his dull working-class family and his dead-end job as an undertaker's assistant. In constant conflict with his parents and with the many women with whom he is romantically involved (he is engaged to two), Billy regularly escapes into a rich fantasy world. Sometimes he imagines himself to be the powerful dictator of a small country. In another fantasy, he wants to become the scriptwriter for a popular comedian on television. Unfortunately, he often blurs the line between fantasy and reality, which is exactly the reason that everybody calls him 'Billy Liar'.

Starring Tom Courtenay, Julie Christie, Wilfred Pickles, Mona Washbourne, Leonard Rossiter, Finlay Currie, Gwendolyn Watts, Rodney Bewes, Ethel Griffies, L
Director John Schlesinger
Studio ELEVATION SALES
Run time DVD: 1 hr 34 mins
LOVEFiLM Instant: 1 hr 34 mins
Certificate Certificate PG DVD
Certificate PG LOVEFiLM Instant
Genres Comedy, Drama, Romance
Language DVD: English
LOVEFiLM Instant: English
Released Production year: 1963

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DVD: 25 Feb 2002
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