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