Billy Liar is a 1963 British CinemaScope comedy-drama film based on the 1959 novel by Keith Waterhouse. Directed by John Schlesinger, it stars Tom Courtenay (who had understudied Albert Finney in the West End theatre adaptation of the novel) as Billy and Julie Christie as Liz, one of his three girlfriends.
Billy Liar (1963) Scene Clip #1 - Breakfast with the Family - Film Studies Qtly Review Germans Captured Him — He Laughed, Then Took Down 21 of Them in 45 Seconds
Falling into “Billy Liar” is no easy feat, even for a film buff, over sixty years after it was released. It’s been included in more than one list of “the 100 Best British Films Ever Made,” albeit in the bottom quarter of that ranking, not far removed from a “Carry On” comedy. But its a story recognizable and “universal,” and stubbornly populated by unpleasant people behaving ...
Billy Liar: Directed by John Schlesinger. With Tom Courtenay, Julie Christie, Wilfred Pickles, Mona Washbourne. A lazy, irresponsible young clerk in provincial Northern England lives in his own fantasy world and makes emotionally immature decisions as he alienates friends and family.
Billy Liar (1963) - a highly original comedy that is one of the best ...
Classic Film Review: A Brit Baby Boomer lost in His Own World — “Billy ...
Tom Courtenay gives a flawlessly nuanced performance as Billy Fisher, the underachieving undertaker’s assistant whose constant daydreams and truth-deficient stories earn him the nickname "Billy Liar." Julie Christie is a handbag-swinging charmer whose free spirit just might inspire Billy to finally move out of his parents’ house.