# Billy Liar (1963)

> A restless Yorkshire undertakers' clerk hides from adult responsibility inside a grand imaginary kingdom while real escape beckons through an unconventional new love.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/15837

## Facts

- Runtime: 98 min
- Genres: Comedy, Romance, Drama
- Director: John Schlesinger
- Cast: Tom Courtenay, Julie Christie, Wilfred Pickles, Mona Washbourne, Ethel Griffies, Finlay Currie, Gwendolyn Watts, Helen Fraser
- TMDB rating: 6.8/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0056868/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: moderate
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: none
- Mood: witty, melancholic, restless, classic film night, british cinema retrospective

## Synopsis

A whimsical journey through the mind of a young dreamer searching for escape from his mundane life.

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