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
George Innes
Stamp
Jim Brady
Prisoner Escort (uncredited)
Julie Christie
Liz
Tom Courtenay
William Terrence 'Billy' Fisher
Harry Landis
Man on Train (uncredited)
John Tordoff
Youth in Wimpy Bar (uncredited)
Sheila Fearn
Telephonist (uncredited)
Finlay Currie
Duxbury
Neville Smith
Youth (uncredited)
Leonard Rossiter
Emanuel Shadrack
Mona Washbourne
Alice Fisher
Helen Fraser
Barbara
Rodney Bewes
Arthur Crabtree
Jessie Robins
Large Woman in Hospital (uncredited)
Ethel Griffies
Grandma Florence
Margaret Lacey
Mrs. Matthieson (uncredited)
Gwendolyn Watts
Rita
Anna Wing
Mrs. Crabtree (uncredited)
Ernest Clark
Prison Governor
Leslie Randall
Danny Boon
Patrick Barr
Inspector MacDonald
Bryan Mosley
Bit Part (uncredited)
Robin Parkinson
Jeweller's Assistant (uncredited)
Wilfred Pickles
Geoffrey Fisher
Jack Cunningham
Ticket Examiner (uncredited)
Godfrey Winn
Disc Jockey
E. V. H. Emmett
Newsreel Commentator (uncredited)
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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