Movie: Billy Liar

Top 10 Billed Cast

Tom Courtenay
Tom Courtenay

William Terrence 'Billy' Fisher

Julie Christie
Julie Christie

Liz

Wilfred Pickles
Wilfred Pickles

Geoffrey Fisher

Mona Washbourne
Mona Washbourne

Alice Fisher

Ethel Griffies
Ethel Griffies

Grandma Florence

Finlay Currie
Finlay Currie

Duxbury

Gwendolyn Watts
Gwendolyn Watts

Rita

Helen Fraser
Helen Fraser

Barbara

Leonard Rossiter
Leonard Rossiter

Emanuel Shadrack

Rodney Bewes
Rodney Bewes

Arthur Crabtree

Video Trailer Billy Liar

Video: BILLY LIAR - Official Trailer - 50th Anniversary Edition

BILLY LIAR - Official Trailer - 50th Anniversary Edition

BILLY LIAR - Official Trailer - 50th Anniversary Edition

Brian Trenchard-Smith on BILLY LIAR

Brian Trenchard-Smith on BILLY LIAR

Critics' Picks - 'Billy Liar'

Critics' Picks - 'Billy Liar'

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