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Billy Liar

 1963
 98 minutes (1 hrs 38 mins)
Billy Liar
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Director and Cast Quickview

Directed by

John Schlesinger

Starring

Tom Courtenay · Wilfred Pickles · Mona Washbourne · Ethel Griffies · Finlay Currie · Gwendolyn Watts

Full cast & crew

Release dates

US release date US release
16th December 1963
United Kingdom release date United Kingdom release
16th September 1963
United States release date United States release
16th December 1963

Box Office Quickview

UK box office

  • Debut box office: 31st Jul '26
  • Debut position: 34
  • Highest position: 34
  • Debut gross: £1.6 Thousand
  • Total chart weeks: 1

Chart position history

UK box office

US box office

Global box office

Total grosses

UK total gross
United Kingdom Flag  £26.4 Thousand
US total gross
United States Flag  $0
Global total gross
Global Flag  $0

25thframe.co.uk stats

Directed By

Director
Role
John Schlesinger
Directed By

Starring

Actor
Character
Tom Courtenay
Billy Fisher
Wilfred Pickles
Geoffrey Fisher
Mona Washbourne
Alice Fisher
Ethel Griffies
Grandma Florence
Finlay Currie
Duxbury
Gwendolyn Watts
Rita
Helen Fraser
Barbara
Julie Christie
Liz
Leonard Rossiter
Emanuel Shadrack
Rodney Bewes
Arthur Crabtree
George Innes
Stamp
Leslie Randall
Danny Boon
Patrick Barr
Insp. MacDonald
Ernest Clark
Prison Governor
Godfrey Winn
Disc Jockey
Aleksander Browne
Bit Part
James Byron
Serviceman
Douglas Clarke
Serviceman
Alan Clayton
Serviceman
Jack Cunningham
Ticket Examiner
Muriel Day
Singer - Dance Hall
E.V.H. Emmett
Newsreel Commentator
Flo Fallows
Prostitute
Sheila Fearn
Telephonist
George Ghent
Danny's PRO
Reginald Green
Mr. Matthieson
Topsy Jane
Liz
Natalie Kent
Bit Part
Margaret Lacey
Mrs. Matthieson
Harry Landis
Man on Train
Leslie Lawton
Youth
Lester Leigh
Band leader
Ted Morris
Funeral Driver
Bryan Mosley
Bit Part
Elisabeth Murray
Bit Part
Stuart Myers
Man Reading Newspaper
Jim OBrady
Prisoner Escort
Robin Parkinson
Jeweller's Assistant
James Payne
Man in Station Cafe
Graham Rigby
Supermarket Manager
Jessie Robins
Large Woman in Hospital
David Scase
Man in the Record Shop
John Schlesinger
Officer in Dream
Neville Smith
Youth
George Spence
Man in Crowd
Elaine Stevens
Danny's Secretary
John Tordoff
Youth in Wimpy Bar
Anna Wing
Mrs. Crabtree
Alice Woods
Prostitute
William Wymar
Army Man