Billy Liar
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.
Tom Courtenay
William Terrence 'Billy' Fisher
Julie Christie
Liz
Wilfred Pickles
Geoffrey Fisher
Mona Washbourne
Alice Fisher
Ethel Griffies
Grandma Florence
Finlay Currie
Duxbury
Gwendolyn Watts
Rita
Helen Fraser
Barbara
Leonard Rossiter
Emanuel Shadrack
Rodney Bewes
Arthur Crabtree
George Innes
Stamp
Leslie Randall
Danny Boon
Patrick Barr
Inspector MacDonald
Ernest Clark
Prison Governor
Godfrey Winn
Disc Jockey
Jack Cunningham
Ticket Examiner (uncredited)
Harry Landis
Man on Train (uncredited)
E. V. H. Emmett
Newsreel Commentator (uncredited)
Anna Wing
Mrs. Crabtree (uncredited)
Sheila Fearn
Telephonist (uncredited)
Muriel Day
Singer - Dance Hall (uncredited)
Lester Leigh
Band Leader - Dance Hall (uncredited)
Reginald Green
Mr. Matthieson (uncredited)
Margaret Lacey
Mrs. Matthieson (uncredited)
Robin Parkinson
Jeweller's Assistant (uncredited)
David Scase
Man in the Record Shop (uncredited)
Jessie Robins
Large Woman in Hospital (uncredited)
Graham Rigby
Supermarket Manager (uncredited)
Jim Brady
Prisoner Escort (uncredited)
Neville Smith
Youth (uncredited)
Leslie Lawton
Youth (uncredited)
John Tordoff
Youth in Wimpy Bar (uncredited)
Flo Fallows
Prostitute (uncredited)
Alice Woods
Prostitute (uncredited)
John Schlesinger
Officer in Dream (uncredited)
Bryan Mosley
Bit Part (uncredited)
Aleksander Browne
Bit Part (uncredited)
James Byron
Serviceman (uncredited)
Douglas Clarke
Serviceman (uncredited)
Alan Clayton
Serviceman (uncredited)
George Ghent
Danny's PRO (uncredited)
Topsy Jane
Liz (uncredited)
Natalie Kent
Bit Part (uncredited)
Ted Morris
Funeral Driver (uncredited)
Elisabeth Murray
Bit Part (uncredited)
Stuart Myers
Man Reading Newspaper (uncredited)
James Payne
Man in Station Cafe (uncredited)
George Spence
Man in Crowd (uncredited)
Elaine Stevens
Danny's Secretary (uncredited)
William Wymar
Army Man (uncredited)
John Schlesinger
Director
Keith Waterhouse
Screenplay
Willis Hall
Screenplay
Keith Waterhouse
Novel
Richard Rodney Bennett
Original Music Composer
Mike Rutter
Focus Puller
Tom Buchanan
Boom Operator
Charles Blair
Production Manager
Keith Waterhouse
Theatre Play
Willis Hall
Theatre Play
Joseph Janni
Producer
Jack Rix
Associate Producer
Denys N. Coop
Director of Photography
Roger Cherrill
Editor
Miriam Brickman
Casting
Ray Simm
Art Direction
Joyce James
Hairstylist
Bob Lawrance
Makeup Artist
Frank Ernst
First Assistant Director
Jim Brennan
Second Assistant Director
Ken Bridgeman
Set Dresser
Martin Atkinson
Draughtsman
Tom Brooker
Props
Clifford Cross
Standby Carpenter
John Feehan
Props
Dennis Maddison
Property Buyer
Phil Meighan
Props
Bill Read
Painter
Malcolm Cooke
Sound Editor
John Cox
Sound Recordist
Peter Handford
Sound Recordist
Jack Atcheler
Camera Operator
Neil Binney
Focus Puller
Fred Burrows
Electrician
John Campbell
Clapper Loader
Wilfred Campbell
Electrician
Archie Eyers
Electrician
Percy Fisher
Electrician
Harry Gillard
Still Photographer
John Illisley
Electrician
Bert Lott
Grip
Frank Robertson
Electrician
Kesra Singh
Electrician
Ralph Weighell
Electrician
Frank Willis
Electrician
Ron Beck
Wardrobe Master
Laura Nightingale
Wardrobe Supervisor
Jack Gardner
First Assistant Editor
Jean Short
Assistant Editor
John Hollingsworth
Conductor
Pamela Mann
Continuity
Jack Laxton
Camera Car
Edna Tromans
Publicist
Ann Skinner
Production Secretary