Cinematic background from Billy Liar 1963 - 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.

Billy Liar

1963

Comedy, Drama, Romance

Directors:
John Schlesinger
Writers:
Keith Waterhouse, Willis Hall
Official poster of Billy Liar 1963 directed by John Schlesinger
Movie still from “Billy Liar” (1963), directed by John Schlesinger – Black and white photograph of a man wearing a suit and tie; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Billy Liar” (1963), directed by John Schlesinger – An older man and a younger woman standing next to each other; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Billy Liar” (1963), directed by John Schlesinger – A black and white photo of a crowd of people; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Billy Liar” (1963), directed by John Schlesinger – A man and a woman kissing each other in a black and white photo; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Billy Liar” (1963), directed by John Schlesinger – A man and a woman talking to each other; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Billy Liar” (1963), directed by John Schlesinger – A man in a suit and tie looking at papers in his hands; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Billy Liar” (1963), directed by John Schlesinger – A black and white photo of a man and a woman; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Billy Liar” (1963), directed by John Schlesinger – An older man in a suit and tie looking to his left; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Billy Liar” (1963), directed by John Schlesinger – A man and a woman looking at one another; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Billy Liar” (1963), directed by John Schlesinger – A black and white photo of a woman smoking a cigarette; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Billy Liar” (1963), directed by John Schlesinger – Two men in suits and ties standing next to each other; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Billy Liar” (1963), directed by John Schlesinger – A black - and - white photo of a man with a mustache; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Billy Liar” (1963), directed by John Schlesinger – A group of people sitting at tables in a restaurant; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Billy Liar” (1963), directed by John Schlesinger – A man walking down a street with a fire truck in front of him; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Billy Liar” (1963), directed by John Schlesinger – Black and white photograph of a man in a suit; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Billy Liar” (1963), directed by John Schlesinger – Black and white photograph of a man wearing a suit and tie; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Billy Liar” (1963), directed by John Schlesinger – A young man standing in front of a graveyard; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Billy Liar” (1963), directed by John Schlesinger – A man and a woman sitting at a table in a restaurant; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Billy Liar” (1963), directed by John Schlesinger – Black and white photograph of a man in a suit and tie; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Billy Liar” (1963), directed by John Schlesinger – A man and a woman sitting at a table; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Billy Liar” (1963), directed by John Schlesinger – A man in a suit and tie looking down at a woman; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Billy Liar” (1963), directed by John Schlesinger – An old man walking down the steps of a building; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Billy Liar” (1963), directed by John Schlesinger – A black and white photo of a woman and a man; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Billy Liar” (1963), directed by John Schlesinger – A woman standing in front of a cross in a cemetery; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Billy Liar” (1963), directed by John Schlesinger – A man and a woman talking to each other; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Billy Liar” (1963), directed by John Schlesinger – An old man wearing glasses and a tie; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Billy Liar” (1963), directed by John Schlesinger – A man and a woman standing next to each other on a street; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Billy Liar” (1963), directed by John Schlesinger – A black and white photo of a group of men in military uniforms; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Billy Liar” (1963), directed by John Schlesinger – Black and white photograph of a man in a suit and tie; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Billy Liar” (1963), directed by John Schlesinger – A man walking down a street with a cane; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Billy Liar” (1963), directed by John Schlesinger – Black and white photograph of a man in a suit and tie; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Billy Liar” (1963), directed by John Schlesinger – An old car parked on the side of the street; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Billy Liar” (1963), directed by John Schlesinger – Black and white photograph of a man in a suit and tie; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Billy Liar” (1963), directed by John Schlesinger – A black and white photo of a woman smoking a cigarette; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Billy Liar” (1963), directed by John Schlesinger – A man in a suit and tie looking at a woman in a dress suit; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Billy Liar” (1963), directed by John Schlesinger – A man in a suit writing on a piece of paper; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Billy Liar” (1963), directed by John Schlesinger – A black and white photo of a man singing; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Billy Liar” (1963), directed by John Schlesinger – Black and white photograph of a man in a suit and tie; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Billy Liar” (1963), directed by John Schlesinger – A man in a suit and tie with a smirking look on his face; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Billy Liar” (1963), directed by John Schlesinger – A man and a woman are standing in a cemetery; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Billy Liar” (1963), directed by John Schlesinger – A black and white photo of a man in a suit and tie; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Billy Liar” (1963), directed by John Schlesinger – An old photo of a man saluting in front of microphones; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Billy Liar” (1963), directed by John Schlesinger – A black and white photo of a man in a military uniform; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Billy Liar” (1963), directed by John Schlesinger – A black and white photo of a man surrounded by boxes; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Billy Liar” (1963), directed by John Schlesinger – A black and white photo of a man in a suit and tie; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Billy Liar” (1963), directed by John Schlesinger – A large group of people sitting in a stadium; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Billy Liar” (1963), directed by John Schlesinger – A black and white photo of people dancing in a ballroom; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Billy Liar” (1963), directed by John Schlesinger – Black and white photograph of a man in a suit and tie; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Billy Liar” (1963), directed by John Schlesinger – A black and white photo of a train at a station; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Billy Liar” (1963), directed by John Schlesinger – A black and white photo of a man in front of an iron gate; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Billy Liar” (1963), directed by John Schlesinger – A black and white photo of people dancing in a ballroom; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Billy Liar” (1963), directed by John Schlesinger – An older man wearing a suit and tie talking to a young man; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Billy Liar” (1963), directed by John Schlesinger – An older woman with glasses and a hat in a crowd of older people; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Billy Liar” (1963), directed by John Schlesinger – A man and a woman are eating some food together; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Billy Liar” (1963), directed by John Schlesinger – A man walking down a path in a cemetery; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Billy Liar” (1963), directed by John Schlesinger – A man and a woman talking to each other; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Billy Liar” (1963), directed by John Schlesinger – A black - and - white photo of a man looking at the camera; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Billy Liar” (1963), directed by John Schlesinger – Black and white photograph of a young woman smiling for the camera; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Billy Liar” (1963), directed by John Schlesinger – A person holding his hand up to his forehead; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Billy Liar” (1963), directed by John Schlesinger – Black and white photograph of a man in a shirt and tie; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Billy Liar” (1963), directed by John Schlesinger – Black and white photograph of a man in a suit; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Billy Liar” (1963), directed by John Schlesinger – An older woman is looking at a younger man; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Billy Liar” (1963), directed by John Schlesinger – A man walking down the street with a bicycle; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Billy Liar” (1963), directed by John Schlesinger – A couple of people that are standing up smoking; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Billy Liar” (1963), directed by John Schlesinger – A man in a trench coat and a tie; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Billy Liar” (1963), directed by John Schlesinger – A black - and - white photo of a woman in a white shirt; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Billy Liar” (1963), directed by John Schlesinger – A man and a woman sitting next to each other; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Billy Liar” (1963), directed by John Schlesinger – A man and a woman talking to each other in the dark; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Billy Liar” (1963), directed by John Schlesinger – Black and white photograph of a man with a serious look; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Billy Liar” (1963), directed by John Schlesinger – Black and white photograph of a man in front of a group of soldiers; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Billy Liar” (1963), directed by John Schlesinger – A man and a woman standing next to each other in front of a building; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Billy Liar” (1963), directed by John Schlesinger – A black and white photo of a man in a suit and tie; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Billy Liar” (1963), directed by John Schlesinger – An older woman and a young man are talking; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Billy Liar” (1963), directed by John Schlesinger – Two people standing next to each other in a room; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Billy Liar” (1963), directed by John Schlesinger – An old black and white photo of a woman in a store; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Billy Liar” (1963), directed by John Schlesinger – Black and white photograph of a man wearing a suit and tie; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Billy Liar” (1963), directed by John Schlesinger – An old photo of a woman and a man in the background; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Billy Liar” (1963), directed by John Schlesinger – Black and white photograph of a man wearing a suit and tie; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Billy Liar” (1963), directed by John Schlesinger – A black and white photo of a man wearing a suit and tie; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Billy Liar” (1963), directed by John Schlesinger – Black and white photograph of a man in a suit; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Billy Liar” (1963), directed by John Schlesinger – A man laying in a bed with his eyes closed; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Billy Liar” (1963), directed by John Schlesinger – A man standing on a bench at night in the dark; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Billy Liar” (1963), directed by John Schlesinger – A person walking down a street at night; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Billy Liar” (1963), directed by John Schlesinger – A person's face in a black and white photo; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Billy Liar” (1963), directed by John Schlesinger – A person is walking on a trail in the mountains; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Billy Liar” (1963), directed by John Schlesinger – An old black and white photo of a vintage car; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Billy Liar” (1963), directed by John Schlesinger – A man wearing a suit and tie talking to another man in a suit; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Billy Liar” (1963), directed by John Schlesinger – A black - and - white photo of men in tuxedos; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Billy Liar” (1963), directed by John Schlesinger – A man and a woman standing next to each other in front of a statue; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Billy Liar” (1963), directed by John Schlesinger – A man talking on a phone next to another man in a suit; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Billy Liar” (1963), directed by John Schlesinger – A black and white photo of a man holding a sword; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Billy Liar” (1963), directed by John Schlesinger – A man standing next to a train on a train platform; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Billy Liar” (1963), directed by John Schlesinger – A man and a woman talking to each other in front of an audience; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Billy Liar” (1963), directed by John Schlesinger – A man and a woman sitting at a table with a tea pot in front of them; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Billy Liar” (1963), directed by John Schlesinger – An old photo of a woman and a man at a party; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Billy Liar” (1963), directed by John Schlesinger – A black - and - white photo of a woman smiling; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Billy Liar” (1963), directed by John Schlesinger – An older man in a uniform saluting in front of an audience; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Billy Liar” (1963), directed by John Schlesinger – A man wearing glasses and a hat and a suit; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle