Billy Liar (1963)

Directors

John Schlesinger

Cast

Tom Courtenay, Julie Christie, Wilfred Pickles, Mona Washbourne, Helen Fraser, Ethel Griffies, Leonard Rossiter, Finlay Currie, Leslie Randall

The story

Billy Fisher lives in Yorkshire with his parents and grandmother. Billy wishes to get away from his stifling job and family life. To escape the boredom of his humdrum existence, he constantly daydreams and fantasizes, often picturing himself as the ruler and military hero of an imaginary country called Ambrosia.

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