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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 |
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| Director | John Schlesinger |
| Genres | Comedy, Drama, Romance |
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It's taken over a year for Michel Gondry's movie to get a UK release since its Sundance premiere. During that time it's twice been pushed back in the calendar, presumably because Warner Bros - who picked up international distribution rights at the festival - don't have a clue what to do with it. In the US, it made less than $5 million. I mention this not because a film's box office take is any indication of its quality, but because Hollywood always finds it harder to sell something different.... Read more