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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.
Theatrical
Dec 16, 1963
Box Office
$36K
DVD / Blu-ray
Jul 10, 2001
Theaters
3
Director
Writers
Producers
Music
Studio
Vic Films Productions, Waterfall Productions
Cast
Full credits →T
Tom Courtenay
William Terrence 'Billy' Fisher
J
Julie Christie
Liz
W
Wilfred Pickles
Geoffrey Fisher
M
Mona Washbourne
Alice Fisher
E
Ethel Griffies
Grandma Florence
F
Finlay Currie
Duxbury
G
Gwendolyn Watts
Rita
H
Helen Fraser
Barbara
L
Leonard Rossiter
Emanuel Shadrack
R
Rodney Bewes
Arthur Crabtree
G
George Innes
Stamp
L
Leslie Randall
Danny Boon
P
Patrick Barr
Inspector MacDonald
E
Ernest Clark
Prison Governor
G
Godfrey Winn
Disc Jockey
J
Jack Cunningham
Ticket Examiner (uncredited)
H
Harry Landis
Man on Train (uncredited)
E
E. V. H. Emmett
Newsreel Commentator (uncredited)
A
Anna Wing
Mrs. Crabtree (uncredited)
S
Sheila Fearn
Telephonist (uncredited)
