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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.
Language
Budget--
Revenue $35,609
English
Budget--
Revenue $35,609
Keywords
dreams
northern england
based on novel or book
lie
yorkshire
train
ambrosia
Casts
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)
Anna Wing
Mrs. Crabtree (uncredited)
Sheila Fearn
Telephonist (uncredited)
Muriel Day
Singer - Dance Hall (uncredited)
Lester Leigh
Band Leader - Dance Hall (uncredited)
Reginald Green
Mr. Matthieson (uncredited)
Margaret Lacey
Mrs. Matthieson (uncredited)
Robin Parkinson
Jeweller's Assistant (uncredited)
David Scase
Man in the Record Shop (uncredited)
Jessie Robins
Large Woman in Hospital (uncredited)
Graham Rigby
Supermarket Manager (uncredited)
Jim Brady
Prisoner Escort (uncredited)
Neville Smith
Youth (uncredited)
Leslie Lawton
Youth (uncredited)
John Tordoff
Youth in Wimpy Bar (uncredited)
Flo Fallows
Prostitute (uncredited)
Alice Woods
Prostitute (uncredited)
John Schlesinger
Officer in Dream (uncredited)
Bryan Mosley
Bit Part (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)
Crews
Keith Waterhouse
Screenplay
John Schlesinger
Director
Keith Waterhouse
Novel
Willis Hall
Screenplay
Richard Rodney Bennett
Original Music Composer
Mike Rutter
Focus Puller
Tom Buchanan
Boom Operator
Charles Blair
Production Manager
Willis Hall
Theatre Play
Keith Waterhouse
Theatre Play
Jack Rix
Associate Producer
Roger Cherrill
Editor
Joyce James
Hairstylist
Bob Lawrance
Makeup Artist
Miriam Brickman
Casting
Ray Simm
Art Direction
Frank Ernst
First Assistant Director
Joseph Janni
Producer
Denys N. Coop
Director of Photography
Martin Atkinson
Draughtsman
Neil Binney
Focus Puller
Clifford Cross
Standby Carpenter
Jim Brennan
Second Assistant Director
Tom Brooker
Props
Phil Meighan
Props
Dennis Maddison
Property Buyer
Peter Handford
Sound Recordist
Archie Eyers
Electrician
John Cox
Sound Recordist
Jack Atcheler
Camera Operator
Bill Read
Painter
John Campbell
Clapper Loader
Fred Burrows
Electrician
Kesra Singh
Electrician
Ken Bridgeman
Set Dresser
Frank Robertson
Electrician
John Feehan
Props
Bert Lott
Grip
Harry Gillard
Still Photographer
Malcolm Cooke
Sound Editor
Ralph Weighell
Electrician
Wilfred Campbell
Electrician
Percy Fisher
Electrician
John Illisley
Electrician
Frank Willis
Electrician
Ron Beck
Wardrobe Master
John Hollingsworth
Conductor
Jack Laxton
Camera Car
Jean Short
Assistant Editor
Laura Nightingale
Wardrobe Supervisor
Jack Gardner
First Assistant Editor
Edna Tromans
Publicist
Pamela Mann
Continuity
Ann Skinner
Production Secretary
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