Comedy Romance Drama
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.
Directed by
John Schlesinger
Julie Christie
Liz
Tom Courtenay
William Terrence 'Billy' Fisher
George Innes
Stamp
Finlay Currie
Duxbury
Rodney Bewes
Arthur Crabtree
Leonard Rossiter
Emanuel Shadrack
Mona Washbourne
Alice Fisher
Patrick Barr
Inspector MacDonald
Ethel Griffies
Grandma Florence
Neville Smith
Youth (uncredited)
Ernest Clark
Prison Governor
Anna Wing
Mrs. Crabtree (uncredited)
Helen Fraser
Barbara
Harry Landis
Man on Train (uncredited)
Sheila Fearn
Telephonist (uncredited)
John Tordoff
Youth in Wimpy Bar (uncredited)
Jim Brady
Prisoner Escort (uncredited)
Margaret Lacey
Mrs. Matthieson (uncredited)
Gwendolyn Watts
Rita
E. V. H. Emmett
Newsreel Commentator (uncredited)
Wilfred Pickles
Geoffrey Fisher
Bryan Mosley
Bit Part (uncredited)
Leslie Randall
Danny Boon
Jessie Robins
Large Woman in Hospital (uncredited)
Robin Parkinson
Jeweller's Assistant (uncredited)
Jack Cunningham
Ticket Examiner (uncredited)
Godfrey Winn
Disc Jockey
Muriel Day
Singer - Dance Hall (uncredited)
Lester Leigh
Band Leader - Dance Hall (uncredited)
Reginald Green
Mr. Matthieson (uncredited)
David Scase
Man in the Record Shop (uncredited)
Graham Rigby
Supermarket Manager (uncredited)
Leslie Lawton
Youth (uncredited)
Flo Fallows
Prostitute (uncredited)
Alice Woods
Prostitute (uncredited)
Aleksander Browne
Bit Part (uncredited)
James Byron
Serviceman (uncredited)
Douglas Clarke
Serviceman (uncredited)
Alan Clayton
Serviceman (uncredited)
George Ghent
Danny's PRO (uncredited)
Topsy Jane
Liz (uncredited)
Natalie Kent
Bit Part (uncredited)
Ted Morris
Funeral Driver (uncredited)
Elisabeth Murray
Bit Part (uncredited)
Stuart Myers
Man Reading Newspaper (uncredited)
James Payne
Man in Station Cafe (uncredited)
George Spence
Man in Crowd (uncredited)
Elaine Stevens
Danny's Secretary (uncredited)
William Wymar
Army Man (uncredited)

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