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Billy Elliot
Inside every one of us is a special talent waiting to come out. The trick is finding it.
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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Synopsis
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, crew and production details
About Billy Elliot
Cast
Jamie BellBilly Elliot
Gary LewisJackie Elliot
Julie WaltersMrs Wilkinson
Jean HeywoodGrandma
Jamie DravenTony Elliot
Stuart WellsMichael Caffrey
Mike ElliotGeorge WatsonCredits
- Directed by
- Stephen Daldry
- Written by
- Lee Hall
Production details
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- English
- Budget
- $5M
- Box office
- $109.3M
Production
StudioCanalFrance
BBC FilmUnited Kingdom
Tiger AspectUnited Kingdom
Arts Council of EnglandUnited Kingdom
Working Title FilmsUnited Kingdom- WT² ProductionsUnited Kingdom
