Cast & Crew

Directed by

John Schlesinger

Writing Credits

Keith Waterhouse
(screenplay) and
Willis Hall
(screenplay)
Keith Waterhouse
(novel)
Keith Waterhouse
(play) and
Willis Hall
(play)

Cast

Tom Courtenay
Billy Fisher
Wilfred Pickles
Geoffrey Fisher
Mona Washbourne
Alice Fisher
Ethel Griffies
Grandma Florence
Finlay Currie
Duxbury
Gwendolyn Watts
Rita
Helen Fraser
Barbara
Julie Christie
Liz
Leonard Rossiter
Emanuel Shadrack
Rodney Bewes
Arthur Crabtree
George Innes
Stamp
Leslie Randall
Danny Boon
Patrick Barr
Insp. MacDonald
Ernest Clark
Prison Governor
Godfrey Winn
Disc Jockey
Jim Brady
Prisoner Escort
Aleksander Browne
Bit Part
James Byron
Serviceman
Douglas Clarke
Serviceman
Alan Clayton
Serviceman
Jack Cunningham
Ticket Examiner
Muriel Day
Dance Hall Singer
E.V.H. Emmett
Newsreel Commentator
Flo Fallows
Prostitute
Sheila Fearn
Telephonist
George Ghent
Danny's PRO
Reginald Green
Mr. Matthieson
Topsy Jane
Liz
Natalie Kent
Bit Part
Margaret Lacey
Mrs. Matthieson
Harry Landis
Man on Train
Leslie Lawton
Youth
Lester Leigh
Band Leader
Ted Morris
Funeral Driver
Bryan Mosley
Bit Part
Elisabeth Murray
Bit Part
Stuart Myers
Man Reading Newspaper
Robin Parkinson
Jeweller's Assistant
James Payne
Man in Station Café
Graham Rigby
Supermarket Manager
Jessie Robins
Large Woman in Hospital
David Scase
Man in the Record Shop
John Schlesinger
Officer in Dream
Jack Sharp
Man in Uniform at Funeral
Neville Smith
Youth
George Spence
Man in Crowd
Elaine Stevens
Danny's Secretary
John Tordoff
Youth in Wimpy Bar
Anna Wing
Mrs. Crabtree
Alice Woods
Prostitute
William Wymar
Army Man

Produced by

Joseph Janni
producer
Jack Rix
associate producer

Music by

Richard Rodney Bennett

Cinematography by

Denys N. Coop
director of photography (as Denys Coop)

Editing by

Roger Cherrill

Casting By

Miriam Brickman

Art Direction by

Ray Simm

Makeup Department

Joyce James
hair stylist
Bob Lawrance
makeup artist (as Robert Lawrence)

Production Management

Charles Blair
production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

Frank Ernst
assistant director
Jim Brennan
second assistant director (uncredited)

Art Department

Ken Bridgeman
set dresser
Arthur Adaway
stagehand (uncredited)
Martin Atkinson
draughtsman (uncredited)
Tom Brooker
props (uncredited)
Clifford Cross
stand-by carpenter (uncredited)
Daniel Culinane
plasterer (uncredited)
John Feehan
props (uncredited)
Dennis Maddison
property buyer (uncredited)
Phil Meighan
props (uncredited)
John Nethersole
plasterer's laborer (uncredited)
Bill Read
painter (uncredited)

Sound Department

Malcolm Cooke
sound editor
John Cox
sound recordist
Peter Handford
sound recordist
Douglas Barnett
sound camera operator (uncredited)
Tom Buchanan
boom operator (uncredited)
George Widdows
sound maintenance (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department

Jack Atcheler
camera operator (as Jack Atchelor)
Neil Binney
focus puller (uncredited)
Fred Burrows
electrician (uncredited)
John Campbell
clapper loader (uncredited)
Wilfred Campbell
electrician (uncredited)
Archie Eyers
electrician (uncredited)
Percy Fisher
electrician (uncredited)
Harry Gillard
still photographer (uncredited)
John Illisley
electrician (uncredited)
Bert Lott
grip (uncredited)
Frank Robertson
chief electrician (uncredited)
Mike Rutter
focus puller (uncredited)
Kesra Singh
electrician (uncredited)
Ralph Weighell
electrician (uncredited)
Frank Willis
electrician (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department

Ron Beck
wardrobe master
Laura Nightingale
wardrobe supervisor

Editorial Department

Jack Gardner
first assistant editor (uncredited)
Jean Short
second assistant editor (uncredited)

Music Department

Harry Gray and his Band
musicians: dance music
John Hollingsworth
conductor

Script and Continuity Department

Pamela Mann
continuity

Transportation Department

Jack Laxton
driver: camera car (uncredited)

Additional Crew

Don Higgins
advisor: fantasy sequences
Mary Franks
secretary to publicist (uncredited)
Frédérique Giezendorfer
press attaché: France (uncredited)
John Goldstone
personal assistant to producers (uncredited)
Diana Harding
secretary to producer (uncredited)
Ann Skinner
production secretary (uncredited)
Edna Tromans
publicist (uncredited)
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