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.
Unfortunately the movie Billy Liar is not yet available on HBO Max.
| Writing | Willis Hall | Screenplay |
| Directing | John Schlesinger | Director |
| Writing | Keith Waterhouse | Screenplay |
| Writing | Keith Waterhouse | Novel |
| Sound | Richard Rodney Bennett | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Mike Rutter | Focus Puller |
| Sound | Tom Buchanan | Boom Operator |
| Production | Charles Blair | Production Manager |
| Writing | Keith Waterhouse | Theatre Play |
| Writing | Willis Hall | Theatre Play |
| Sound | John Cox | Sound Recordist |
| Camera | Jack Laxton | Camera Car |
| Directing | Frank Ernst | First Assistant Director |
| Camera | Jack Atcheler | Camera Operator |
| Sound | John Hollingsworth | Conductor |
| Editing | Roger Cherrill | Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Bob Lawrance | Makeup Artist |
| Art | Dennis Maddison | Property Buyer |
| Art | Phil Meighan | Props |
| Sound | Malcolm Cooke | Sound Editor |
| Lighting | Ralph Weighell | Electrician |
| Directing | Pamela Mann | Continuity |
| Costume & Make-Up | Joyce James | Hairstylist |
| Art | Martin Atkinson | Draughtsman |
| Costume & Make-Up | Ron Beck | Wardrobe Master |
| Editing | Jean Short | Assistant Editor |
| Production | Ann Skinner | Production Secretary |
| Art | Bill Read | Painter |
| Camera | John Campbell | Clapper Loader |
| Production | Miriam Brickman | Casting |
| Directing | Jim Brennan | Second Assistant Director |
| Lighting | Percy Fisher | Electrician |
| Camera | Harry Gillard | Still Photographer |
| Lighting | Frank Willis | Electrician |
| Art | Ken Bridgeman | Set Dresser |
| Lighting | John Illisley | Electrician |
| Camera | Bert Lott | Grip |
| Lighting | Frank Robertson | Electrician |
| Production | Jack Rix | Associate Producer |
| Lighting | Fred Burrows | Electrician |
| Production | Joseph Janni | Producer |
| Camera | Denys N. Coop | Director of Photography |
| Art | Tom Brooker | Props |
| Costume & Make-Up | Laura Nightingale | Wardrobe Supervisor |
| Art | Clifford Cross | Standby Carpenter |
| Editing | Jack Gardner | First Assistant Editor |
| Production | Edna Tromans | Publicist |
| Sound | Peter Handford | Sound Recordist |
| Lighting | Wilfred Campbell | Electrician |
| Art | John Feehan | Props |
| Art | Ray Simm | Art Direction |
| Camera | Neil Binney | Focus Puller |
| Lighting | Kesra Singh | Electrician |
| Lighting | Archie Eyers | Electrician |
