Billy Liar (1963)
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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Billy Liar (1963)
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Released Year: 1963
Runtime: 98 minutes
Directors: John Schlesinger
Casts: Julie Christie, Tom Courtenay, Finlay Currie, Leonard Rossiter, Rodney Bewes, Wilfred Pickles, Mona Washbourne, Ethel Griffies, Gwendolyn Watts, Helen Fraser, Bryan Mosley
IMDB: Billy Liar (1963)
Storyline
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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Christian Science Monitor -
A pungent pleasure from start to finish.
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The New York Times -
One of the great movies of the 1960's, but it has been, in this country at least, maddeningly elusive. In spite of its bitter edge, Billy Liar is pure Ambrosia.
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Village Voice -
Often seems less a British new wave front-runner than a charming nouvelle vague tagalong,
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Chicago Reader -
Tom Courtenay is quite good in the title role, and Julie Christie makes a memorable early appearance .
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Variety -
An imaginative, fascinating film.
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