Billy Liar
Dir: John SchlesingerCast: Tom Courtenay, Julie Christie, Wilfred Pickles
98mins 1963 UK PG English
Billy Liar
Screened in collaboration with Lewes Literary Society, introduced by poet and playwright Jeremy Page
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.
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