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Billy Elliot
Billy Elliot

Billy Elliot

Inside every one of us is a special talent waiting to come out. The trick is finding it.

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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.

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Budget

$5000000

Revenue

$109280263

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

111 mins

Rating

7.6/10

Release Date

28 September 2000

Country

France

Cast

Jamie Bell

Jamie Bell

Billy Elliot

Gary Lewis

Gary Lewis

Jackie Elliot

Julie Walters

Julie Walters

Mrs Wilkinson

Jean Heywood

Jean Heywood

Grandma

Jamie Draven

Jamie Draven

Tony Elliot

Stuart Wells

Stuart Wells

Michael Caffrey

Mike Elliot

Mike Elliot

George Watson

Billy Fane

Billy Fane

Mr Braithwaite

Nicola Blackwell

Nicola Blackwell

Debbie Wilkinson

Carol McGuigan

Carol McGuigan

Librarian

Joe Renton

Joe Renton

Gary Poulson

Colin MacLachlan

Colin MacLachlan

Mr Tom Wilkinson

Janine Birkett

Janine Birkett

Billy's mother

Trevor Fox

Trevor Fox

PC Jeff Peverly

Charlie Hardwick

Charlie Hardwick

Sheila Briggs

Denny Ferguson

Denny Ferguson

Miner

Dennis Lingard

Dennis Lingard

NCB Official

Matthew James Thomas

Matthew James Thomas

Simon

Stephen Mangan

Stephen Mangan

Ballet Doctor

Paul Ridley

Paul Ridley

Tutor in Medical

Patrick Malahide

Patrick Malahide

Principal

Barbara Leigh-Hunt

Barbara Leigh-Hunt

Vice-Principal

Imogen Claire

Imogen Claire

Tutor 1

Diana Kent

Diana Kent

Tutor 2

Neil North

Neil North

Tutor 3

Lee Williams

Lee Williams

Tutor 4

Petra Siniawski

Petra Siniawski

Teacher

Merelina Kendall

Merelina Kendall

Secretary

Zoë Bell

Zoë Bell

Sandra

Tracey Wilkinson

Tracey Wilkinson

Geography Teacher

Merryn Owen

Merryn Owen

Michael (aged 25)

Adam Cooper

Adam Cooper

Billy (aged 25)

Dylan Barnes

Dylan Barnes

PC White (uncredited)

Liam Elcoat

Liam Elcoat

Young boy (uncredited)

Adam Galbraith

Adam Galbraith

Dancer in 'Swan Lake' (uncredited)

Darren Jacobs

Darren Jacobs

Dancer in 'Swan Lake' (uncredited)

Hendrick January

Hendrick January

Dancer in 'Swan Lake' (uncredited)

Sharon Percy

Sharon Percy

Jenny Poulson (uncredited)

Ken Richardson

Ken Richardson

Police Officer (uncredited)

Leonard Silver

Leonard Silver

Dancer (uncredited)

Lee Smikle

Lee Smikle

Dancer in 'Swan Lake' (uncredited)

Catherine Turgoose

Catherine Turgoose

Teenage Party Guest (uncredited)

Damian Winter-Higgins

Damian Winter-Higgins

Dancer in 'Swan Lake' (uncredited)

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