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Inside every one of us is a special talent waiting to come out. The trick is finding it. - Billy Elliot
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Title: Billy Elliot

Release Date: 28 Sep 2000

Runtime: 1h 50m

Genre: Drama, Comedy, Music

Director: StudioCanal, BBC Film, Tiger Aspect, Arts Council of England, Working Title Films, Universal Pictures, WT² Productions

Production Companies: StudioCanal, BBC Film, Tiger Aspect, Arts Council of England, Working Title Films, Universal Pictures, WT² Productions

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.

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Ratings

Average Vote: 7.6 (3843 votes)

Cast

  • Billy Elliot: Jamie Bell
  • Jackie Elliot: Gary Lewis
  • Mrs Wilkinson: Julie Walters
  • Grandma: Jean Heywood
  • Tony Elliot: Jamie Draven
  • Michael Caffrey: Stuart Wells
  • George Watson: Mike Elliot
  • Mr Braithwaite: Billy Fane
  • Debbie Wilkinson: Nicola Blackwell
  • Librarian: Carol McGuigan
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