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Billy Liar [1963]
from Optimum Home Entertainment
starring Tom Courtenay, Julie Christie, Wilfred Pickles, Mona Washbourne, Finlay Currie
directed by John Schlesinger

Features:

• Black & White
• PAL

Customer Reviews:

• Avg. Customer Rating: 5.0 / 5.0

• The Best Film ever shot in Yorkshire
  This is without doubt the greatest film ever filmed in Yorkshire - Bradford and a bit of Leeds ( and a short scene in Oxford Street). It has no faults, so rare for any film.
  This was the film that made Julie Christie into a star, however she was not the first choice. The first Liz was played by Topsy Jane who became ill during the shoot and had to be replaced. Julie Christie was chosen because she was the first person they asked who was free to go to Bradford that week.

• Great Movie
  As a 18 year old when I first saw this,it convinced me that I was not nuts and that other people had their own fantasy worlds just like Billy's "Ambrosia".
  In the days before franking machines, the stamp tin was the personal perquisite (perk) of the junior clerk of the office.
  When Billy tries to hand in his notice at the Undertakers where he works, he is told that it will not be accepted until "the stamp book balances".
  The piles of unposted Christmas calendards hidden in Billy's bedroom... more info

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