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.
Full Cast of Billy Liar
Godfrey Winn
as Disc Jockey
E. V. H. Emmett
as Newsreel Commentator (uncredited)
Muriel Day
as Singer - Dance Hall (uncredited)
Lester Leigh
as Band Leader - Dance Hall (uncredited)
Reginald Green
as Mr. Matthieson (uncredited)
David Scase
as Man in the Record Shop (uncredited)
Graham Rigby
as Supermarket Manager (uncredited)
Leslie Lawton
as Youth (uncredited)
Flo Fallows
as Prostitute (uncredited)
Alice Woods
as Prostitute (uncredited)
Aleksander Browne
as Bit Part (uncredited)
James Byron
as Serviceman (uncredited)
Douglas Clarke
as Serviceman (uncredited)
Alan Clayton
as Serviceman (uncredited)
George Ghent
as Danny's PRO (uncredited)
Topsy Jane
as Liz (uncredited)
Natalie Kent
as Bit Part (uncredited)
Ted Morris
as Funeral Driver (uncredited)
Elisabeth Murray
as Bit Part (uncredited)
Stuart Myers
as Man Reading Newspaper (uncredited)
James Payne
as Man in Station Cafe (uncredited)
George Spence
as Man in Crowd (uncredited)
Elaine Stevens
as Danny's Secretary (uncredited)
William Wymar
as Army Man (uncredited)
Crew of Billy Liar
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