The Secret: Dare to Dream
7.42020Drama · Romance
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Billy Liar
“one guy ... three girls ... one ring!”
6.8(128)19631h 38mReleasedMovie
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.
Top Billed Cast
Tom Courtenay
William Terrence 'Billy' Fisher
Julie Christie
Liz
Wilfred Pickles
Geoffrey Fisher
Mona Washbourne
Alice Fisher
Ethel Griffies
Grandma Florence
Finlay Currie
Duxbury
Gwendolyn Watts
Rita
Helen Fraser
Barbara
Leonard Rossiter
Emanuel Shadrack
Rodney Bewes
Arthur Crabtree
George Innes
Stamp
Leslie Randall
Danny Boon
Patrick Barr
Inspector MacDonald
Ernest Clark
Prison Governor
Godfrey Winn
Disc Jockey
Jack Cunningham
Ticket Examiner (uncredited)
Harry Landis
Man on Train (uncredited)
E. V. H. Emmett
Newsreel Commentator (uncredited)
Production Details
Release Date
1963-08-15
Runtime
98 min
Status
Released
Original Language
EN
Budget
—
Revenue
$0M
Director
John Schlesinger
Writers
Willis Hall, Keith Waterhouse
Production Companies
Vic Films ProductionsWaterfall Productions
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