Billy Liar (Film), released 1963 — adapted from Billy Liar by Willis Hall Keith Waterhouse.
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.
Starring Tom Courtenay, Julie Christie, Wilfred Pickles, Mona Washbourne, Ethel Griffies.
Directed by John Schlesinger.
