Overview - Billy Elliot
Date of release
Budget
$5,000,000.00
Revenue
$109,280,263.00
Spoken Languages
- English
Production companies
Name: StudioCanal
Production country France
Name: BBC Film
Production country United Kingdom
Name: Tiger Aspect
Production country United Kingdom
Name: Arts Council of England
Production country United Kingdom
Name: Working Title Films
Production country United Kingdom
Name: Universal Pictures
Production country United States of America
Name: WT² Productions
Production country United Kingdom
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.
Cast
Name: Jamie Bell
Character: Billy Elliot
Popularity: 17.693
Name: Gary Lewis
Character: Jackie Elliot
Popularity: 10.099
Name: Julie Walters
Character: Mrs Wilkinson
Popularity: 9.729
Name: Jean Heywood
Character: Grandma
Popularity: 2.949
Name: Jamie Draven
Character: Tony Elliot
Popularity: 7.192
Name: Stuart Wells
Character: Michael Caffrey
Popularity: 5.078
Name: Mike Elliot
Character: George Watson
Popularity: 2.872
Name: Billy Fane
Character: Mr Braithwaite
Popularity: 2.035
