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Billy Elliot
Inside every one of us is a special talent waiting to come out. The trick is finding it.
Genres
DramaComedyMusic
Overview
County Durham, England, 1984. The miners' strike has started and the police have started coming up from Bethnal Green, starting a class war with the lower classes suffering. Caught in the middle of the conflict is 11-year old Billy Elliot, who, after leaving his boxing club for the day, stumbles upon a ballet class and finds out that he's naturally talented. He practices with his teacher Mrs. Wilkinson for an upcoming audition in Newcastle-upon Tyne for the royal Ballet school in London.
Details
Budget
$5000000
Revenue
$109280263
Runtime
110 min
Release Date
2000-09-28
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Vote Count
3916
Vote Average
7.594
Cast
Meet the talented actors who bring the movie to life.
Jamie Bell
Billy Elliot
Gary Lewis
Jackie Elliot
Julie Walters
Mrs Wilkinson
Jean Heywood
Grandma
Jamie Draven
Tony Elliot
Stuart Wells
Michael Caffrey
Mike Elliot
George Watson
Billy Fane
Mr Braithwaite
Nicola Blackwell
Debbie Wilkinson
Carol McGuigan
Librarian
Joe Renton
Gary Poulson
Colin MacLachlan
Mr Tom Wilkinson
Janine Birkett
Billy's mother
Trevor Fox
PC Jeff Peverly
Charlie Hardwick
Sheila Briggs
Denny Ferguson
Miner
Dennis Lingard
NCB Official
Matthew James Thomas
Simon
Stephen Mangan
Ballet Doctor
Paul Ridley
Tutor in Medical
Patrick Malahide
Principal
Barbara Leigh-Hunt
Vice-Principal
Imogen Claire
Tutor 1
Diana Kent
Tutor 2
Neil North
Tutor 3
Lee Williams
Tutor 4
Petra Siniawski
Teacher
Merelina Kendall
Secretary
Zoë Bell
Sandra
Tracey Wilkinson
Geography Teacher
Merryn Owen
Michael (aged 25)
Adam Cooper
Billy (aged 25)
Dylan Barnes
PC White (uncredited)
Liam Elcoat
Young boy (uncredited)
Adam Galbraith
Dancer in 'Swan Lake' (uncredited)
Darren Jacobs
Dancer in 'Swan Lake' (uncredited)
Hendrick January
Dancer in 'Swan Lake' (uncredited)
Sharon Percy
Jenny Poulson (uncredited)
Ken Richardson
Police Officer (uncredited)
Leonard Silver
Dancer (uncredited)
Lee Smikle
Dancer in 'Swan Lake' (uncredited)
Catherine Turgoose
Teenage Party Guest (uncredited)
Damian Winter-Higgins
Dancer in 'Swan Lake' (uncredited)
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