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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

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News from around the web
Billy Liar  Film-News.co.uk Sun, 23rd August 2026

Billy Liar 4K Blu-ray (UPDATED)  Blu-ray.com Thu, 28th May 2026

The five best movies set in West Yorkshire  Far Out Magazine Sat, 7th March 2026

Billy Liar: my most overrated film  The Guardian Mon, 10th November 2014

Classic Film Review: A Brit Baby Boomer lost in His Own World — “Billy Liar” (1963)  rogersmovienation.com Tue, 17th June 2025

Billy Liar  Trailers From Hell Tue, 21st April 2020