Billy Liar
Turkish title: Yalancı Billy
“one guy ... three girls ... one ring!”
1963 · 1 h 38 min
Directed by 
John Schlesinger
John SchlesingerCast
Tom Courtenay 
Julie Christie Wilfred Pickles
Credits
Written by: Keith Waterhouse
Plot
A young undertaker's clerk in Yorkshire lives in a world of fantasy, and tries to avoid the lies catching up with him.
Sinekatalog’s take
John Schlesinger's New Wave comedy follows a Yorkshire clerk living in a fantasy world as lies pile up. Tom Courtenay is brilliant, and Julie Christie's breakout lifts a funny, bittersweet portrait of escapism.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 7.2 / 10 (7,804 votes)
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