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Billy Liar [1963]
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The Best Film ever shot in Yorkshire
Review date: 2007-12-08 Rating: 10 out of 10
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.
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Great Movie
Review date: 2007-10-04 Rating: 10 out of 10
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 always bring back guilty memories for me!
Also, this movie caused me to fall in love with a young and impossibly beautiful Julie Christie.
A great piece of 1960's Northern life.
Buy and enjoy
Product Details/Specifications
Actor(s):
Mona Washbourne
Tom Courtenay
Julie Christie
Finlay Currie
Wilfred Pickles
Creators:
Tom Courtenay (Primary Contributor)
Julie Christie (Primary Contributor)
Director(s):
Recording label: Optimum Home Entertainment
Manufacturer: Optimum Home Entertainment
EAN: 5060034576433
Binding: DVD
Number of items: 1
Format: Black & White, PAL,
Release date: 2006-09-11
Audience rating: Parental Guidance
Region code: 2
Running time: 94 minutes
Theatrical release date: 1963
Language: English (Original Language)