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1963 | DIRECTED BY JOHN SCHLESINGER

Billy Liar

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Movie Stats
Year
1963
Runtime
 98 minutes (1 hr 38 mins)
Select Cast
Tom Courtenay
Wilfred Pickles
Mona Washbourne
Ethel Griffies
Finlay Currie
Gwendolyn Watts
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No of ratings:
1
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First viewed:
5th Sep 2022
Last viewed:
1st May 2026
Total views:
40
Release Dates
US release date
 US release
16th December 1963
62 years 8 months 2 days ago
West Germany release date
 West Germany
28th January 1964
62 years 6 months 21 days ago
Ireland release date
 Ireland
31st January 1964
62 years 6 months 18 days ago
Italy release date
 Italy
10th May 1964
62 years 3 months 8 days ago
Sweden release date
 Sweden
19th May 1964
62 years 2 months 30 days ago
Hungary release date
 Hungary
11th June 1964
62 years 2 months 7 days ago
Total Grosses
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UK total gross
  £26.4 Thousand
Cinema Tickets Sold
United Kingdom Flag
UK tickets sold
176,300 aprox.
Box Office Breakdown
UK Box Office
  • Released: 16th Sep '63
  • Debut box office: 31st Jul '26
  • Debut position: 34
  • Highest position: 34
  • Debut gross: £1.6 Thousand
  • Total chart weeks: 1
US Release
Global Box Office
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Directed by
john schlesinger John Schlesinger
Starring
Tom CourtenayBilly Fisher
Wilfred PicklesGeoffrey Fisher
Mona WashbourneAlice Fisher
Ethel GriffiesGrandma Florence
Finlay CurrieDuxbury
Gwendolyn WattsRita
Helen FraserBarbara
Julie ChristieLiz
Leonard RossiterEmanuel Shadrack
Rodney BewesArthur Crabtree
George InnesStamp
Leslie RandallDanny Boon
Patrick BarrInsp. MacDonald
Ernest ClarkPrison Governor
Godfrey WinnDisc Jockey
Aleksander BrowneBit Part
James ByronServiceman
Douglas ClarkeServiceman
Alan ClaytonServiceman
Jack CunninghamTicket Examiner
Muriel DaySinger - Dance Hall
E.V.H. EmmettNewsreel Commentator
Flo FallowsProstitute
Sheila FearnTelephonist
George GhentDanny's PRO
Reginald GreenMr. Matthieson
Topsy JaneLiz
Natalie KentBit Part
Margaret LaceyMrs. Matthieson
Harry LandisMan on Train
Leslie LawtonYouth
Lester LeighBand leader
Ted MorrisFuneral Driver
Bryan MosleyBit Part
Elisabeth MurrayBit Part
Stuart MyersMan Reading Newspaper
Jim OBradyPrisoner Escort
Robin ParkinsonJeweller's Assistant
James PayneMan in Station Cafe
Graham RigbySupermarket Manager
Jessie RobinsLarge Woman in Hospital
David ScaseMan in the Record Shop
John SchlesingerOfficer in Dream
Neville SmithYouth
George SpenceMan in Crowd
Elaine StevensDanny's Secretary
John TordoffYouth in Wimpy Bar
Anna WingMrs. Crabtree
Alice WoodsProstitute
William WymarArmy Man
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UK Box Office Info
Highest Place
34
Weeks top 15
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Total weeks
1
Total UK Gross:
£26,445
UK Box Office Chart History
Date
Place
Week
Total
Billy Liar - Original release
31 Jul 2026
34N
£1,556
£26,445

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North American Box Office Chart History
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* Box office information before 1997 is continually being researched by our team and can be innacurate.

Global Box Office Chart History
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Box Office Standings: All-Time Top-Grossing Rankings
UK total gross: £26,445
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News from around the web
Billy Liar review – Tom Courtenay is superb in classic study of a young man and his quixotic dreams  The Guardian Wed, 29th July 2026

Billy Liar 4K Blu-ray (UPDATED)  Blu-ray.com Thu, 28th May 2026

The five best movies set in West Yorkshire  Far Out Magazine Sat, 7th March 2026

Classic Film Review: A Brit Baby Boomer lost in His Own World — “Billy Liar” (1963)  rogersmovienation.com Tue, 17th June 2025

Billy Liar  Trailers From Hell Tue, 21st April 2020

Billy Liar Review  empireonline.com Fri, 27th July 2007

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