Billy Elliot

Billy Elliot

110 mins | Drama, Comedy, Music | Sept. 28, 2000

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 stubbles 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 the audition is for the royal Ballet school in London.

Billy Elliot

110 mins | Drama, Comedy, Music | Sept. 28, 2000

Billy Elliot
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 stubbles 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 the audition is for the royal Ballet school in London.
IMDb rating 7.7
Producers Universal Pictures, BBC Films, WT² Productions, Tiger Aspect Productions, StudioCanal, Arts Council of England, Focus Features, Working Title Films
Original title Billy Elliot
Directors Zoe Morgan, Stephen Daldry
Writers Lee Hall

Cast

Jamie Bell

as Billy Elliot

Gary Lewis

as Jackie Elliot

Julie Walters

as Mrs Wilkinson

Jean Heywood

as Grandma

Jamie Draven

as Tony Elliot

Stuart Wells

as Michael Caffrey

Mike Elliot

as George Watson

Billy Fane

as Mr Braithwaite

Nicola Blackwell

as Debbie Wilkinson

Carol McGuigan

as Librarian

Joe Renton

as Gary Poulson

Colin MacLachlan

as Mr Tom Wilkinson

Janine Birkett

as Billy's mother

Trevor Fox

as PC Jeff Peverly

Charlie Hardwick

as Sheila Briggs

Denny Ferguson

as Miner

Dennis Lingard

as NCB Official

Stephen Mangan

as Ballet Doctor

Paul Ridley

as Tutor in Medical

Patrick Malahide

as Principal

Barbara Leigh-Hunt

as Vice-Principal

Imogen Claire

as Tutor 1

Diana Kent

as Tutor 2

Neil North

as Tutor 3

Lee Williams

as Tutor 4

Petra Siniawski

as Teacher

Merelina Kendall

as Secretary

Zoë Bell

as Sandra

Tracey Wilkinson

as Geography Teacher

Merryn Owen

as Michael (aged 25)

Adam Cooper

as Billy (aged 25)